[vsnet-grb 343444] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 16 Oct 17 08:52:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   311.016d {+20h 44m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -10.719d {-10d 43' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 260.713d
SLEW_TIME:       31980.00 SOD {08:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18042 TJD;   289 DOY;   17/10/16
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 509 
TGT_NUM:         93161,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       201.46d {+13h 25m 49s}   -9.01d {-09d 00' 33"}
SUN_DIST:        107.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      164.10d {+10h 56m 24s}   +8.67d {+08d 40' 15"}
MOON_DIST:       147.58 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       35.96,-29.83 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.53,  7.14 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 152.81,-17.36 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.