[vsnet-grb 357451] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Feb 18 15:50:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   245.086d {+16h 20m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.030d {-50d 01' 48"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 103.170d
SLEW_TIME:       57060.00 SOD {15:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18173 TJD;    55 DOY;   18/02/24
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        AX J1620.1-5002 
TGT_NUM:         36140,   Seg_Num: 15
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       337.77d {+22h 31m 04s}   -9.31d {-09d 18' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         84.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       83.04d {+05h 32m 09s}  +19.25d {+19d 14' 51"}
MOON_DIST:       146.13 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      333.45,  0.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      252.13,-28.12 [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 140.11,1.25 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.02) 8.95 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.