[vsnet-grb 139254] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Dec 10 21:16:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   257.152d {+17h 08m 37s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +21.931d {+21d 55' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 146.274d
SLEW_TIME:       76620.00 SOD {21:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15555 TJD;   359 DOY;   10/12/25
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J1708.6+2155 
TGT_NUM:         40990,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       274.33d {+18h 17m 19s}  -23.38d {-23d 22' 39"}
SUN_DIST:         48.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      153.71d {+10h 14m 52s}   +5.98d {+05d 58' 34"}
MOON_DIST:       100.22 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      75 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       43.03, 31.90 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      253.15, 44.62 [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 166.52,-18.67 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.