[vsnet-grb 163456] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 06 Dec 11 11:30:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   303.608d {+20h 14m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +43.511d {+43d 30' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 236.043d
SLEW_TIME:       41460.00 SOD {11:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15901 TJD;   340 DOY;   11/12/06
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1 SIMEIS 57 
TGT_NUM:         45869,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       252.63d {+16h 50m 31s}  -22.48d {-22d 28' 35"}
SUN_DIST:         80.95 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       25.11d {+01h 40m 26s}  +14.55d {+14d 33' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        73.86 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       80.03,  4.89 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      325.08, 60.69 [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 14.66,12.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.14) 11.14 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.