[vsnet-grb 349742] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 14 Dec 17 05:50:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    98.152d {+06h 32m 37s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -58.669d {-58d 40' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 157.026d
SLEW_TIME:       21060.00 SOD {05:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18101 TJD;   348 DOY;   17/12/14
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 171211A 
TGT_NUM:         796469,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       261.75d {+17h 27m 01s}  -23.22d {-23d 13' 10"}
SUN_DIST:         96.96 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      217.37d {+14h 29m 30s}   -9.40d {-09d 24' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        96.33 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      267.96,-25.31 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      119.10,-81.28 [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 262.07,18.40 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.70) 7.13 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.