[vsnet-grb 344635] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 25 Oct 17 16:15:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    39.270d {+02h 37m 05s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +15.217d {+15d 13' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 123.112d
SLEW_TIME:       58560.00 SOD {16:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18051 TJD;   298 DOY;   17/10/25
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 171020A 
TGT_NUM:         780845,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       210.25d {+14h 01m 00s}  -12.32d {-12d 19' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        170.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      278.51d {+18h 34m 03s}  -19.78d {-19d 47' 02"}
MOON_DIST:       123.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      29 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      157.30,-40.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       41.67, -0.12 [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 73.41,15.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.