[vsnet-grb 349968] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 16 Dec 17 15:29:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   167.438d {+11h 09m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -12.577d {-12d 34' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 111.075d
SLEW_TIME:       55800.00 SOD {15:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18103 TJD;   350 DOY;   17/12/16
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 171205A 
TGT_NUM:         794972,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8767=0x223F
SUN_POSTN:       264.41d {+17h 37m 39s}  -23.34d {-23d 20' 12"}
SUN_DIST:         91.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      246.13d {+16h 24m 32s}  -16.81d {-16d 48' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        75.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      267.81, 43.25 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      173.52,-16.51 [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 173.28,-4.53 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.