[vsnet-grb 345173] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 31 Oct 17 03:38:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.727d {+13h 02m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.858d {-63d 51' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  29.139d
SLEW_TIME:       13140.00 SOD {03:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18057 TJD;   304 DOY;   17/10/31
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR B1259-63 
TGT_NUM:         30966,   Seg_Num: 86
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       215.54d {+14h 22m 10s}  -14.14d {-14d 08' 38"}
SUN_DIST:         51.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      346.87d {+23h 07m 28s}   -7.87d {-07d 52' 10"}
MOON_DIST:       104.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      80 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.20, -1.01 [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 11.84,-7.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.