[vsnet-grb 358794] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 08 Mar 18 01:13:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   309.545d {+20h 38m 11s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -40.113d {-40d 06' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  44.713d
SLEW_TIME:       4440.00 SOD {01:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18185 TJD;    67 DOY;   18/03/08
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J2038.1-4006 
TGT_NUM:         87177,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       348.42d {+23h 13m 42s}   -4.97d {-04d 58' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         49.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      240.61d {+16h 02m 26s}  -15.60d {-15d 35' 44"}
MOON_DIST:        64.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      64 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        1.55,-36.83 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      301.41,-20.89 [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 168.99,-20.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.