[vsnet-grb 358891] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 09 Mar 18 03:59:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   265.307d {+17h 41m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -47.054d {-47d 03' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  92.797d
SLEW_TIME:       14400.00 SOD {04:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18186 TJD;    68 DOY;   18/03/09
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        AE ARA 
TGT_NUM:         83955,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=348=0x15C
SUN_POSTN:       349.45d {+23h 17m 49s}   -4.54d {-04d 32' 07"}
SUN_DIST:         82.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      254.43d {+16h 57m 44s}  -18.13d {-18d 07' 47"}
MOON_DIST:        30.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      53 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      344.01, -8.68 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.51,-23.67 [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 50.93,-5.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 7.97 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.