[vsnet-grb 344493] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 24 Oct 17 04:33:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   245.014d {+16h 20m 03s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.048d {-50d 02' 52"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 298.738d
SLEW_TIME:       16440.00 SOD {04:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18050 TJD;   297 DOY;   17/10/24
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        AX J1620.1-5002 
TGT_NUM:         36140,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           70.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       208.83d {+13h 55m 19s}  -11.81d {-11d 48' 22"}
SUN_DIST:         48.57 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      259.90d {+17h 19m 36s}  -18.75d {-18d 44' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        33.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      17 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      333.40,  0.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      252.08,-28.15 [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 109.54,-20.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.02) 6.78 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.