[vsnet-grb 344530] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 24 Oct 17 13:31:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   173.172d {+11h 32m 41s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +53.087d {+53d 05' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 139.753d
SLEW_TIME:       48720.00 SOD {13:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18050 TJD;   297 DOY;   17/10/24
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [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:       209.18d {+13h 56m 44s}  -11.94d {-11d 56' 08"}
SUN_DIST:         71.78 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      264.56d {+17h 38m 15s}  -19.19d {-19d 11' 05"}
MOON_DIST:       105.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      146.97, 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 174.60,20.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.