[vsnet-grb 350736] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 24 Dec 17 08:48:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.756d {+13h 03m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.834d {-63d 50' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  94.668d
SLEW_TIME:       31740.00 SOD {08:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18111 TJD;   358 DOY;   17/12/24
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR B1259-63 
TGT_NUM:         30966,   Seg_Num: 96
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       272.98d {+18h 11m 54s}  -23.41d {-23d 24' 28"}
SUN_DIST:         63.38 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      341.63d {+22h 46m 32s}  -10.10d {-10d 05' 58"}
MOON_DIST:       101.50 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      30 [%]
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 355.58,-8.62 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.