[vsnet-grb 350419] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 21 Dec 17 02:21:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.756d {+13h 03m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.836d {-63d 50' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  89.545d
SLEW_TIME:       8520.00 SOD {02:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18108 TJD;   355 DOY;   17/12/21
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR B1259-63 
TGT_NUM:         30966,   Seg_Num: 95
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       269.35d {+17h 57m 23s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 05"}
SUN_DIST:         61.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      301.89d {+20h 07m 33s}  -18.80d {-18d 48' 03"}
MOON_DIST:        79.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      7 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.21, -0.99 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      227.73,-50.88 [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 17.14,-16.92 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.