[vsnet-grb 358866] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 08 Mar 18 21:15:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   245.085d {+16h 20m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.028d {-50d 01' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 108.129d
SLEW_TIME:       76560.00 SOD {21:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18185 TJD;    67 DOY;   18/03/08
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        AX J1620.1-5002 
TGT_NUM:         36140,   Seg_Num: 17
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       349.20d {+23h 16m 47s}   -4.65d {-04d 38' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         95.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      250.94d {+16h 43m 47s}  -17.59d {-17d 35' 06"}
MOON_DIST:        32.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      56 [%]
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 73.08,18.88 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.02) 9.03 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.