[vsnet-grb 350597] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 22 Dec 17 21:45:13 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:  95.038d
SLEW_TIME:       78360.00 SOD {21:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18109 TJD;   356 DOY;   17/12/22
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR B1259-63 
TGT_NUM:         30966,   Seg_Num: 95
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       271.35d {+18h 05m 25s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         62.65 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      324.08d {+21h 36m 20s}  -14.87d {-14d 52' 08"}
MOON_DIST:        91.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      18 [%]
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 166.73,-10.66 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.