[vsnet-grb 192141] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 18 Dec 12 04:45:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.688d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.750d {+55d 44' 59"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 233.776d
SLEW_TIME:       17160.00 SOD {04:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16279 TJD;   353 DOY;   12/12/18
OBS_TIME:        1740.00 [sec]   (=29.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         32618,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       266.37d {+17h 45m 28s}  -23.40d {-23d 23' 41"}
SUN_DIST:         93.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      332.33d {+22h 09m 20s}   -5.83d {-05d 49' 38"}
MOON_DIST:        61.95 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      29 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.11,  2.46 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        3.78, 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 135.29,-20.28 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.