[vsnet-grb 344745] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 26 Oct 17 16:34:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   173.174d {+11h 32m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +53.086d {+53d 05' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 137.374d
SLEW_TIME:       59700.00 SOD {16:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18052 TJD;   299 DOY;   17/10/26
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC_3718 
TGT_NUM:         88179,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       211.22d {+14h 04m 53s}  -12.66d {-12d 39' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         73.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      291.20d {+19h 24m 49s}  -19.40d {-19d 23' 44"}
MOON_DIST:       122.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
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 161.75,10.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.