[vsnet-grb 350450] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 21 Dec 17 10:15:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.755d {+13h 03m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.834d {-63d 50' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  95.702d
SLEW_TIME:       36960.00 SOD {10:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18108 TJD;   355 DOY;   17/12/21
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [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:       269.71d {+17h 58m 51s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 09"}
SUN_DIST:         61.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      305.97d {+20h 23m 54s}  -18.27d {-18d 16' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        81.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
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 242.33,-13.74 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.