[vsnet-grb 344752] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 26 Oct 17 18:17:31 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: 140.392d
SLEW_TIME:       65880.00 SOD {18:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18052 TJD;   299 DOY;   17/10/26
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [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:       211.29d {+14h 05m 10s}  -12.69d {-12d 41' 19"}
SUN_DIST:         73.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      292.10d {+19h 28m 23s}  -19.34d {-19d 20' 06"}
MOON_DIST:       122.48 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      39 [%]
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 161.07,1.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.