[vsnet-grb 344145] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 20 Oct 17 15:47:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.719d {+13h 02m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.859d {-63d 51' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  20.496d
SLEW_TIME:       56880.00 SOD {15:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18046 TJD;   293 DOY;   17/10/20
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR B1259-63 
TGT_NUM:         30966,   Seg_Num: 81
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       205.48d {+13h 41m 55s}  -10.56d {-10d 33' 44"}
SUN_DIST:         53.81 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      216.60d {+14h 26m 24s}   -9.34d {-09d 20' 38"}
MOON_DIST:        56.53 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.19, -1.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      227.73,-50.91 [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 242.95,3.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.