[vsnet-grb 192066] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 17 Dec 12 06:17:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.686d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.748d {+55d 44' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 239.608d
SLEW_TIME:       22680.00 SOD {06:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16278 TJD;   352 DOY;   12/12/17
OBS_TIME:        1680.00 [sec]   (=28.0 [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:       265.33d {+17h 41m 19s}  -23.37d {-23d 22' 03"}
SUN_DIST:         93.78 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      320.05d {+21h 20m 12s}  -10.14d {-10d 08' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        66.06 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
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 106.28,-18.97 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.