[vsnet-grb 349787] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 14 Dec 17 18:35:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    98.143d {+06h 32m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -58.667d {-58d 40' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 168.516d
SLEW_TIME:       66960.00 SOD {18:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18101 TJD;   348 DOY;   17/12/14
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [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:       262.34d {+17h 29m 22s}  -23.25d {-23d 14' 57"}
SUN_DIST:         97.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      223.64d {+14h 54m 33s}  -11.32d {-11d 19' 04"}
MOON_DIST:        97.34 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      267.95,-25.31 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      119.07,-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 68.97,18.03 [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.