[vsnet-grb 139216] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Dec 10 09:30:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   134.901d {+08h 59m 36s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +44.935d {+44d 56' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  58.607d
SLEW_TIME:       34260.00 SOD {09:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15555 TJD;   359 DOY;   10/12/25
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [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:       273.78d {+18h 15m 08s}  -23.39d {-23d 23' 29"}
SUN_DIST:        140.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      147.21d {+09h 48m 51s}   +8.75d {+08d 45' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        37.63 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      80 [%]
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 174.58,19.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.