[vsnet-grb 351494] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 31 Dec 17 15:46:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   148.308d {+09h 53m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +35.622d {+35d 37' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  79.978d
SLEW_TIME:       56820.00 SOD {15:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18118 TJD;   365 DOY;   17/12/31
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 171222A 
TGT_NUM:         799669,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           82.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       281.05d {+18h 44m 12s}  -23.05d {-23d 02' 50"}
SUN_DIST:        137.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       79.10d {+05h 16m 24s}  +18.83d {+18d 49' 56"}
MOON_DIST:        62.76 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
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 159.00,-17.53 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.