[vsnet-grb 192677] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 26 Dec 12 03:27:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.688d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.751d {+55d 45' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 230.991d
SLEW_TIME:       12480.00 SOD {03:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16287 TJD;   361 DOY;   12/12/26
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         32618,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       275.18d {+18h 20m 44s}  -23.35d {-23d 21' 04"}
SUN_DIST:         89.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       68.50d {+04h 34m 00s}  +20.73d {+20d 43' 38"}
MOON_DIST:        80.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
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 87.70,-19.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.