[vsnet-grb 192540] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 24 Dec 12 03:23:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.688d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.749d {+55d 44' 57"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 234.723d
SLEW_TIME:       12240.00 SOD {03:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16285 TJD;   359 DOY;   12/12/24
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         32618,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       272.96d {+18h 11m 51s}  -23.41d {-23d 24' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         90.57 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       43.63d {+02h 54m 30s}  +17.59d {+17d 35' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        69.29 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
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 144.28,-18.75 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.