[vsnet-grb 139206] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Dec 10 06:20:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   134.901d {+08h 59m 36s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +44.935d {+44d 56' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  59.564d
SLEW_TIME:       22860.00 SOD {06:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15555 TJD;   359 DOY;   10/12/25
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J0859.5+4457 
TGT_NUM:         40942,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       273.64d {+18h 14m 33s}  -23.40d {-23d 23' 42"}
SUN_DIST:        140.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      145.45d {+09h 41m 48s}   +9.48d {+09d 28' 44"}
MOON_DIST:        36.53 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      81 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      175.62, 41.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      123.99, 26.65 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 287.95,14.28 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.