[vsnet-grb 377794] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 Aug 18 15:44:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   262.098d {+17h 28m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -20.385d {-20d 23' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 276.633d
SLEW_TIME:       56700.00 SOD {15:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18353 TJD;   235 DOY;   18/08/23
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1727-203 
TGT_NUM:         10711,   Seg_Num: 17
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       152.54d {+10h 10m 09s}  +11.31d {+11d 18' 19"}
SUN_DIST:        112.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      301.53d {+20h 06m 07s}  -19.62d {-19d 37' 05"}
MOON_DIST:        36.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      93 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        5.16,  7.87 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      262.59,  2.85 [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 16.04,-16.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.