[vsnet-grb 361074] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 27 Mar 18 02:30:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   310.969d {+20h 43m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -9.962d {-09d 57' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  90.904d
SLEW_TIME:       9060.00 SOD {02:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18204 TJD;    86 DOY;   18/03/27
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J2043.8-0958 
TGT_NUM:         87178,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:         5.86d {+00h 23m 26s}   +2.53d {+02d 32' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         55.81 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      131.15d {+08h 44m 36s}  +17.72d {+17d 43' 27"}
MOON_DIST:       172.17 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       36.73,-29.46 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.69,  7.88 [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 87.02,-2.67 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.