[vsnet-grb 350638] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 23 Dec 17 08:18:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   167.439d {+11h 09m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -12.577d {-12d 34' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 109.175d
SLEW_TIME:       29940.00 SOD {08:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18110 TJD;   357 DOY;   17/12/23
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 171205A 
TGT_NUM:         794972,   Seg_Num: 25
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8767=0x223F
SUN_POSTN:       271.84d {+18h 07m 22s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 31"}
SUN_DIST:         97.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      329.39d {+21h 57m 33s}  -13.57d {-13d 34' 02"}
MOON_DIST:       148.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      267.82, 43.25 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      173.52,-16.51 [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 228.99,-5.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.