[vsnet-grb 139272] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 26 Dec 10 02:59:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   127.742d {+08h 30m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +24.183d {+24d 11' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  90.542d
SLEW_TIME:       10800.00 SOD {03:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15556 TJD;   360 DOY;   10/12/26
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        QSO B0827+243 
TGT_NUM:         36375,   Seg_Num: 34
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12501=0x30D5
SUN_POSTN:       274.59d {+18h 18m 22s}  -23.37d {-23d 22' 12"}
SUN_DIST:        149.57 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      156.85d {+10h 27m 23s}   +4.60d {+04d 35' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        34.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      73 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      200.03, 31.90 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      124.10,  5.10 [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 258.22,18.31 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.75) 9.62 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.