[vsnet-grb 350633] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 23 Dec 17 07:20:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.756d {+13h 03m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.835d {-63d 50' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  91.949d
SLEW_TIME:       26460.00 SOD {07:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18110 TJD;   357 DOY;   17/12/23
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR B1259-63 
TGT_NUM:         30966,   Seg_Num: 96
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       271.80d {+18h 07m 11s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 33"}
SUN_DIST:         62.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      328.91d {+21h 55m 37s}  -13.69d {-13d 41' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        94.46 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
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 11.45,-13.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.