[vsnet-grb 351200] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 28 Dec 17 10:13:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   345.239d {+23h 00m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +58.888d {+58d 53' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 248.654d
SLEW_TIME:       36840.00 SOD {10:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18115 TJD;   362 DOY;   17/12/28
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1E 2259+589 
TGT_NUM:         32035,   Seg_Num: 161
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       277.48d {+18h 29m 54s}  -23.26d {-23d 15' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         99.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       31.91d {+02h 07m 39s}   +7.52d {+07d 31' 03"}
MOON_DIST:        62.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      72 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      109.07, -0.98 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       23.74, 56.92 [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 8.02,14.09 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.