[vsnet-grb 355604] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 08 Feb 18 12:26:52 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:  82.989d
SLEW_TIME:       44820.00 SOD {12:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18157 TJD;    39 DOY;   18/02/08
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        AX J1620.1-5002 
TGT_NUM:         36140,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       322.11d {+21h 28m 25s}  -14.91d {-14d 54' 34"}
SUN_DIST:         70.11 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      238.21d {+15h 52m 49s}  -14.94d {-14d 56' 34"}
MOON_DIST:        35.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      42 [%]
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 196.39,-17.81 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.02) 8.52 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.