[vsnet-grb 349693] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 13 Dec 17 16:33:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   359.978d {+23h 59m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +0.012d {+00d 00' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 241.395d
SLEW_TIME:       59640.00 SOD {16:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18100 TJD;   347 DOY;   17/12/13
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 171209A 
TGT_NUM:         796100,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8346=0x209A
SUN_POSTN:       261.14d {+17h 24m 34s}  -23.19d {-23d 11' 10"}
SUN_DIST:         98.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      210.88d {+14h 03m 31s}   -7.28d {-07d 17' 04"}
MOON_DIST:       148.58 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      18 [%]
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 341.76,-2.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.