[vsnet-grb 192271] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 Dec 12 04:50:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.687d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.748d {+55d 44' 52"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 238.988d
SLEW_TIME:       17460.00 SOD {04:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16281 TJD;   355 DOY;   12/12/20
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         32618,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       268.59d {+17h 54m 22s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 50"}
SUN_DIST:         92.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      356.91d {+23h 47m 38s}   +3.52d {+03d 31' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        58.28 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      50 [%]
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 131.41,-20.55 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.