[vsnet-grb 349573] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 12 Dec 17 11:40:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   310.921d {+20h 43m 41s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -9.950d {-09d 57' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 240.115d
SLEW_TIME:       42060.00 SOD {11:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18099 TJD;   346 DOY;   17/12/12
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J2043.8-0958 
TGT_NUM:         85685,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       259.82d {+17h 19m 16s}  -23.11d {-23d 06' 21"}
SUN_DIST:         50.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      196.72d {+13h 06m 54s}   -2.34d {-02d 20' 33"}
MOON_DIST:       113.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      28 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       36.72,-29.42 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.64,  7.90 [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 13.69,-17.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.