[vsnet-grb 163458] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 06 Dec 11 09:54:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   303.609d {+20h 14m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +43.512d {+43d 30' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 232.275d
SLEW_TIME:       35700.00 SOD {09:55:00.00} 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:       252.56d {+16h 50m 13s}  -22.47d {-22d 28' 05"}
SUN_DIST:         80.98 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       24.33d {+01h 37m 19s}  +14.31d {+14d 18' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        73.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       80.04,  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 18.73,17.68 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.14) 11.22 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.