[vsnet-grb 344412] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 23 Oct 17 08:02:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.706d {+13h 02m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.861d {-63d 51' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   7.015d
SLEW_TIME:       28980.00 SOD {08:03:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18049 TJD;   296 DOY;   17/10/23
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR B1259-63 
TGT_NUM:         30966,   Seg_Num: 82
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       208.01d {+13h 52m 03s}  -11.51d {-11d 30' 30"}
SUN_DIST:         53.13 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      249.28d {+16h 37m 06s}  -17.30d {-17d 18' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        58.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
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 107.10,-17.77 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.