[vsnet-grb 349777] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 14 Dec 17 15:40:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    98.143d {+06h 32m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -58.667d {-58d 40' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 169.127d
SLEW_TIME:       56460.00 SOD {15:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18101 TJD;   348 DOY;   17/12/14
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [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:       262.21d {+17h 28m 50s}  -23.24d {-23d 14' 34"}
SUN_DIST:         97.01 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      222.20d {+14h 48m 49s}  -10.89d {-10d 53' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        97.12 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      267.95,-25.31 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      119.06,-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 173.67,0.22 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.70) 6.99 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.