[vsnet-grb 344487] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 24 Oct 17 03:28:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    39.274d {+02h 37m 06s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +15.205d {+15d 12' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  92.391d
SLEW_TIME:       12540.00 SOD {03:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18050 TJD;   297 DOY;   17/10/24
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [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:       208.79d {+13h 55m 08s}  -11.79d {-11d 47' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        169.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      259.34d {+17h 17m 21s}  -18.68d {-18d 41' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       141.84 [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 240.05,4.35 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.