[vsnet-grb 360852] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Mar 18 23:07:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   265.217d {+17h 40m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -53.671d {-53d 40' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  98.462d
SLEW_TIME:       83280.00 SOD {23:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18201 TJD;    83 DOY;   18/03/24
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 6397 
TGT_NUM:         10639,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           62.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:         3.91d {+00h 15m 38s}   +1.69d {+01d 41' 34"}
SUN_DIST:         96.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       98.92d {+06h 35m 42s}  +20.23d {+20d 14' 05"}
MOON_DIST:       145.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      54 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      338.18,-11.98 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.72,-30.29 [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 51.49,-19.27 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.