[vsnet-grb 351249] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 28 Dec 17 22:56:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   242.167d {+16h 08m 40s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +12.351d {+12d 21' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 141.974d
SLEW_TIME:       82620.00 SOD {22:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18115 TJD;   362 DOY;   17/12/28
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J1608.6+1220 
TGT_NUM:         87148,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       278.06d {+18h 32m 15s}  -23.23d {-23d 13' 44"}
SUN_DIST:         49.82 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       39.07d {+02h 36m 17s}   +9.86d {+09d 51' 30"}
MOON_DIST:       147.95 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       25.24, 41.63 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      237.19, 32.67 [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 167.79,12.66 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.