[vsnet-grb 344447] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 23 Oct 17 17:02:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.722d {+13h 02m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.859d {-63d 51' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  24.428d
SLEW_TIME:       61380.00 SOD {17:03:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18049 TJD;   296 DOY;   17/10/23
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [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:       208.37d {+13h 53m 29s}  -11.64d {-11d 38' 21"}
SUN_DIST:         53.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      253.92d {+16h 55m 42s}  -18.01d {-18d 00' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        60.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.19, -1.01 [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 202.02,2.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.