[vsnet-grb 165789] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Jan 12 02:52:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   342.163d {+22h 48m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +17.437d {+17d 26' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 229.754d
SLEW_TIME:       10380.00 SOD {02:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15934 TJD;     8 DOY;   12/01/08
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2248.8+1725 
TGT_NUM:         47126,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           47.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       288.65d {+19h 14m 37s}  -22.33d {-22d 19' 45"}
SUN_DIST:         65.88 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       93.33d {+06h 13m 18s}  +21.81d {+21d 48' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       101.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       85.69,-36.40 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      350.69, 23.03 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 179.56,19.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.