[vsnet-grb 353550] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 20 Jan 18 19:01:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   245.087d {+16h 20m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.039d {-50d 02' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  83.546d
SLEW_TIME:       68520.00 SOD {19:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18138 TJD;    20 DOY;   18/01/20
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        AX J1620.1-5002 
TGT_NUM:         36140,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       302.88d {+20h 11m 32s}  -20.00d {-20d 00' 12"}
SUN_DIST:         54.07 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      343.90d {+22h 55m 37s}   -9.44d {-09d 26' 08"}
MOON_DIST:        88.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      333.44,  0.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      252.13,-28.13 [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 143.46,14.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.02) 8.53 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.