[vsnet-grb 139268] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 26 Dec 10 01:37:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   134.900d {+08h 59m 36s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +44.934d {+44d 56' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  56.046d
SLEW_TIME:       5880.00 SOD {01:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15556 TJD;   360 DOY;   10/12/26
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J0859.5+4457 
TGT_NUM:         40942,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       274.53d {+18h 18m 07s}  -23.37d {-23d 22' 18"}
SUN_DIST:        140.72 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      156.09d {+10h 24m 23s}   +4.93d {+04d 55' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        43.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
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 358.71,12.59 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.