[vsnet-grb 349622] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 12 Dec 17 21:33:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   359.978d {+23h 59m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +0.012d {+00d 00' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 242.141d
SLEW_TIME:       77640.00 SOD {21:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18099 TJD;   346 DOY;   17/12/12
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [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:       260.27d {+17h 21m 05s}  -23.13d {-23d 08' 04"}
SUN_DIST:         99.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      201.58d {+13h 26m 20s}   -4.08d {-04d 04' 29"}
MOON_DIST:       158.28 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      25 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       96.31,-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 296.09,5.92 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.