[vsnet-grb 349532] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 12 Dec 17 01:34:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.755d {+13h 03m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.838d {-63d 50' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  84.368d
SLEW_TIME:       5700.00 SOD {01:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18099 TJD;   346 DOY;   17/12/12
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR B1259-63 
TGT_NUM:         30966,   Seg_Num: 93
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       259.35d {+17h 17m 24s}  -23.08d {-23d 04' 30"}
SUN_DIST:         57.75 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      191.72d {+12h 46m 53s}   -0.54d {-00d 32' 30"}
MOON_DIST:        63.47 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      32 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.21, -1.00 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      227.73,-50.88 [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 13.34,12.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.