[vsnet-grb 350900] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 26 Dec 17 03:56:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   299.981d {+19h 59m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +65.172d {+65d 10' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 197.602d
SLEW_TIME:       14220.00 SOD {03:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18113 TJD;   360 DOY;   17/12/26
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1ES 1959+650 
TGT_NUM:         34588,   Seg_Num: 116
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       274.97d {+18h 19m 53s}  -23.36d {-23d 21' 27"}
SUN_DIST:         90.65 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        3.26d {+00h 13m 03s}   -2.78d {-02d 46' 30"}
MOON_DIST:        81.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      48 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.02, 17.69 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        7.42, 77.78 [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 86.35,3.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.