[vsnet-grb 360846] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Mar 18 21:54:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   313.392d {+20h 53m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -12.540d {-12d 32' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  82.306d
SLEW_TIME:       78900.00 SOD {21:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18201 TJD;    83 DOY;   18/03/24
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        M 72 
TGT_NUM:         84192,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         3.86d {+00h 15m 27s}   +1.67d {+01d 40' 23"}
SUN_DIST:         51.82 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       98.16d {+06h 32m 38s}  +20.22d {+20d 13' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       145.16 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      53 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       35.17,-32.71 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      312.29,  4.76 [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 158.58,-8.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.