[vsnet-grb 192058] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 17 Dec 12 03:05:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.686d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.747d {+55d 44' 50"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 240.210d
SLEW_TIME:       11160.00 SOD {03:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16278 TJD;   352 DOY;   12/12/17
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         32618,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       265.18d {+17h 40m 44s}  -23.36d {-23d 21' 46"}
SUN_DIST:         93.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      318.24d {+21h 12m 59s}  -10.73d {-10d 43' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        66.76 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.11,  2.46 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        3.77, 62.60 [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 156.44,-19.13 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.