[vsnet-grb 349283] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 09 Dec 17 08:04:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   167.437d {+11h 09m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -12.575d {-12d 34' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 116.406d
SLEW_TIME:       29100.00 SOD {08:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18096 TJD;   343 DOY;   17/12/09
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 171205A 
TGT_NUM:         794972,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8767=0x223F
SUN_POSTN:       256.35d {+17h 05m 24s}  -22.84d {-22d 50' 34"}
SUN_DIST:         83.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      157.36d {+10h 29m 26s}  +11.04d {+11d 02' 37"}
MOON_DIST:        25.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      61 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      267.81, 43.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      173.52,-16.51 [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 277.32,16.76 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.