[vsnet-grb 349599] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 12 Dec 17 15:18:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   359.977d {+23h 59m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +0.011d {+00d 00' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 244.685d
SLEW_TIME:       55140.00 SOD {15:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18099 TJD;   346 DOY;   17/12/12
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 171209A 
TGT_NUM:         796100,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8755=0x2233
SUN_POSTN:       259.98d {+17h 19m 56s}  -23.12d {-23d 07' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         99.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      198.51d {+13h 14m 03s}   -2.98d {-02d 58' 57"}
MOON_DIST:       161.48 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       96.30,-60.17 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      359.98,  0.02 [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 11.38,-2.97 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.