[vsnet-grb 344549] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 24 Oct 17 18:49:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   230.374d {+15h 21m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +32.064d {+32d 03' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 216.588d
SLEW_TIME:       67800.00 SOD {18:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18050 TJD;   297 DOY;   17/10/24
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J1521.6+3203 
TGT_NUM:         87144,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       209.40d {+13h 57m 35s}  -12.01d {-12d 00' 43"}
SUN_DIST:         48.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      267.33d {+17h 49m 18s}  -19.39d {-19d 23' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        62.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      22 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       50.76, 57.17 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      215.65, 48.31 [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 234.89,-18.24 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.