[vsnet-grb 345416] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 02 Nov 17 18:04:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   279.489d {+18h 37m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -6.919d {-06d 55' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 253.261d
SLEW_TIME:       65100.00 SOD {18:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18059 TJD;   306 DOY;   17/11/02
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [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:       218.09d {+14h 32m 22s}  -14.97d {-14d 58' 21"}
SUN_DIST:         60.88 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       20.53d {+01h 22m 06s}   +4.00d {+04d 00' 02"}
MOON_DIST:       101.18 [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 248.91,-14.38 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.