[vsnet-grb 345411] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 02 Nov 17 16:48:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   279.490d {+18h 37m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -6.917d {-06d 54' 59"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 248.120d
SLEW_TIME:       60540.00 SOD {16:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18059 TJD;   306 DOY;   17/11/02
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1838-0655 
TGT_NUM:         34977,   Seg_Num: 23
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       218.04d {+14h 32m 09s}  -14.96d {-14d 57' 21"}
SUN_DIST:         60.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       19.81d {+01h 19m 15s}   +3.75d {+03d 44' 55"}
MOON_DIST:       100.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       25.24, -0.17 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      279.81, 16.20 [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 331.42,6.96 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.