[vsnet-grb 344402] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 23 Oct 17 05:01:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   311.017d {+20h 44m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -10.714d {-10d 42' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 247.797d
SLEW_TIME:       18120.00 SOD {05:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18049 TJD;   296 DOY;   17/10/23
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 509 
TGT_NUM:         93161,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       207.89d {+13h 51m 35s}  -11.46d {-11d 27' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        100.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      247.72d {+16h 30m 52s}  -17.04d {-17d 02' 23"}
MOON_DIST:        61.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       35.97,-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 188.55,-8.66 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.