[vsnet-grb 357760] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 27 Feb 18 04:08:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   139.386d {+09h 17m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -30.499d {-30d 29' 57"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 214.669d
SLEW_TIME:       14940.00 SOD {04:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18176 TJD;    58 DOY;   18/02/27
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 171209A 
TGT_NUM:         796100,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8346=0x209A
SUN_POSTN:       340.14d {+22h 40m 34s}   -8.38d {-08d 22' 35"}
SUN_DIST:        136.34 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      121.80d {+08h 07m 12s}  +18.98d {+18d 58' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        52.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      257.65, 13.00 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.45,-43.53 [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 254.63,-12.88 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.