[vsnet-grb 351179] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 28 Dec 17 05:04:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   217.973d {+14h 31m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -47.258d {-47d 15' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  89.351d
SLEW_TIME:       18300.00 SOD {05:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18115 TJD;   362 DOY;   17/12/28
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1431-4715 
TGT_NUM:         10473,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8197=0x2005
SUN_POSTN:       277.24d {+18h 28m 57s}  -23.27d {-23d 16' 09"}
SUN_DIST:         52.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       29.07d {+01h 56m 18s}   +6.55d {+06d 32' 49"}
MOON_DIST:       138.46 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      69 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      320.07, 12.24 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      231.61,-30.51 [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 7.40,-12.73 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.