[vsnet-grb 139233] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Dec 10 15:36:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   104.853d {+06h 59m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +24.095d {+24d 05' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  89.534d
SLEW_TIME:       56220.00 SOD {15:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15555 TJD;   359 DOY;   10/12/25
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J0659.3+2406 
TGT_NUM:         41753,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       274.07d {+18h 16m 16s}  -23.38d {-23d 23' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        169.95 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      150.59d {+10h 02m 22s}   +7.32d {+07d 19' 28"}
MOON_DIST:        46.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      78 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      192.01, 12.38 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      103.54,  1.35 [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 59.66,16.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.