[vsnet-grb 344771] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 26 Oct 17 21:48:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   266.371d {+17h 45m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.983d {-28d 58' 59"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 269.800d
SLEW_TIME:       78540.00 SOD {21:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18052 TJD;   299 DOY;   17/10/26
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GALACTIC CENTER 
TGT_NUM:         92395,   Seg_Num: 252
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       211.43d {+14h 05m 44s}  -12.74d {-12d 44' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         53.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      293.93d {+19h 35m 42s}  -19.20d {-19d 11' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        26.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      359.94,  0.00 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.81, -5.58 [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 179.78,-19.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.