[vsnet-grb 139261] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Dec 10 23:29:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    23.462d {+01h 33m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +30.766d {+30d 45' 58"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 266.670d
SLEW_TIME:       84600.00 SOD {23:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15555 TJD;   359 DOY;   10/12/25
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        M33 Nova 2010-10a 
TGT_NUM:         31856,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       274.43d {+18h 17m 43s}  -23.37d {-23d 22' 29"}
SUN_DIST:        117.54 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      154.93d {+10h 19m 43s}   +5.45d {+05d 26' 42"}
MOON_DIST:       121.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      133.59,-31.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       33.28, 19.47 [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 269.71,7.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.