[vsnet-grb 354256] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 27 Jan 18 00:48:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   245.086d {+16h 20m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.041d {-50d 02' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  79.249d
SLEW_TIME:       2940.00 SOD {00:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18145 TJD;    27 DOY;   18/01/27
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        AX J1620.1-5002 
TGT_NUM:         36140,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       309.42d {+20h 37m 41s}  -18.51d {-18d 30' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         59.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       63.43d {+04h 13m 44s}  +16.20d {+16d 11' 46"}
MOON_DIST:       146.08 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      73 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      333.44,  0.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      252.13,-28.14 [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 14.49,13.12 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.02) 8.43 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.