[vsnet-grb 344881] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 27 Oct 17 21:38:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.709d {+13h 02m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.861d {-63d 51' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  10.656d
SLEW_TIME:       77940.00 SOD {21:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18053 TJD;   300 DOY;   17/10/27
OBS_TIME:        1680.00 [sec]   (=28.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR B1259-63 
TGT_NUM:         30966,   Seg_Num: 84
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       212.39d {+14h 09m 33s}  -13.07d {-13d 04' 22"}
SUN_DIST:         52.16 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      306.33d {+20h 25m 19s}  -17.78d {-17d 47' 03"}
MOON_DIST:        82.58 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      50 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.19, -1.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      227.73,-50.91 [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 165.25,-17.82 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.