[vsnet-grb 344481] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 24 Oct 17 01:53:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    39.274d {+02h 37m 06s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +15.202d {+15d 12' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  86.300d
SLEW_TIME:       6840.00 SOD {01:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18050 TJD;   297 DOY;   17/10/24
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 171020A 
TGT_NUM:         780845,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       208.72d {+13h 54m 53s}  -11.77d {-11d 46' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        168.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      258.51d {+17h 14m 03s}  -18.59d {-18d 35' 29"}
MOON_DIST:       142.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      17 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      157.31,-40.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       41.67, -0.14 [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 265.35,4.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.