[vsnet-grb 344522] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 24 Oct 17 11:55:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   173.175d {+11h 32m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +53.086d {+53d 05' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 135.145d
SLEW_TIME:       42960.00 SOD {11:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18050 TJD;   297 DOY;   17/10/24
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC_3718 
TGT_NUM:         88179,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       209.12d {+13h 56m 29s}  -11.91d {-11d 54' 45"}
SUN_DIST:         71.73 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      263.73d {+17h 34m 55s}  -19.12d {-19d 06' 54"}
MOON_DIST:       105.34 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      146.96, 60.21 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      147.25, 44.84 [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 223.70,17.01 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.