[vsnet-grb 351259] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 29 Dec 17 01:03:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    12.972d {+00h 51m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.312d {-73d 18' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 249.969d
SLEW_TIME:       3840.00 SOD {01:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18116 TJD;   363 DOY;   17/12/29
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SXP 15.3 
TGT_NUM:         10210,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       278.16d {+18h 32m 39s}  -23.22d {-23d 13' 26"}
SUN_DIST:         69.23 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       40.28d {+02h 41m 07s}  +10.24d {+10d 14' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        85.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      78 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      302.89,-43.82 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      311.00,-64.75 [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 256.91,7.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.