[vsnet-grb 350894] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 26 Dec 17 02:33:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   319.416d {+21h 17m 40s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -2.122d {-02d 07' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 227.621d
SLEW_TIME:       9240.00 SOD {02:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18113 TJD;   360 DOY;   17/12/26
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J2117.7-0208 
TGT_NUM:         87186,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       274.91d {+18h 19m 37s}  -23.36d {-23d 21' 34"}
SUN_DIST:         48.26 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        2.56d {+00h 10m 14s}   -3.03d {-03d 01' 45"}
MOON_DIST:        42.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      47 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       49.48,-33.13 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      321.15, 12.98 [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 153.02,16.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.