[vsnet-grb 350424] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 21 Dec 17 03:28:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    64.582d {+04h 18m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +57.467d {+57d 28' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 332.546d
SLEW_TIME:       12540.00 SOD {03:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18108 TJD;   355 DOY;   17/12/21
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SGR 0418+5729 
TGT_NUM:         31422,   Seg_Num: 26
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       269.40d {+17h 57m 36s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        141.64 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      302.46d {+20h 09m 51s}  -18.73d {-18d 43' 52"}
MOON_DIST:       122.97 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      7 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      148.01,  5.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       73.54, 35.47 [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 252.63,16.56 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.