[vsnet-grb 351269] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 29 Dec 17 03:18:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   148.308d {+09h 53m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +35.623d {+35d 37' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  81.956d
SLEW_TIME:       11940.00 SOD {03:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18116 TJD;   363 DOY;   17/12/29
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 171222A 
TGT_NUM:         799669,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       278.26d {+18h 33m 03s}  -23.22d {-23d 13' 07"}
SUN_DIST:        134.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       41.57d {+02h 46m 18s}  +10.64d {+10d 38' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        97.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      188.90, 51.36 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      137.97, 21.38 [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 11.79,-16.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.