[vsnet-grb 192621] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Dec 12 09:49:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.688d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.750d {+55d 45' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 231.831d
SLEW_TIME:       35400.00 SOD {09:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16286 TJD;   360 DOY;   12/12/25
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         32618,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       274.37d {+18h 17m 29s}  -23.38d {-23d 22' 34"}
SUN_DIST:         89.98 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       59.26d {+03h 57m 03s}  +19.97d {+19d 58' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        76.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      92 [%]
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 41.66,-18.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.