[vsnet-grb 344674] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 26 Oct 17 01:37:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   311.017d {+20h 44m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -10.715d {-10d 42' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 251.278d
SLEW_TIME:       5880.00 SOD {01:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18052 TJD;   299 DOY;   17/10/26
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 509 
TGT_NUM:         93157,   Seg_Num: 198
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       210.62d {+14h 02m 30s}  -12.45d {-12d 27' 09"}
SUN_DIST:         97.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      283.40d {+18h 53m 36s}  -19.74d {-19d 44' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        28.33 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      33 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       35.97,-29.83 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.53,  7.14 [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 247.87,2.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.