[vsnet-grb 245734] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 08 Nov 14 17:27:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   279.696d {+18h 38m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -21.046d {-21d 02' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 256.303d
SLEW_TIME:       62880.00 SOD {17:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16969 TJD;   312 DOY;   14/11/08
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        HD 172051 
TGT_NUM:         85476,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       223.76d {+14h 55m 02s}  -16.69d {-16d 41' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         53.06 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       67.66d {+04h 30m 38s}  +17.80d {+17d 47' 48"}
MOON_DIST:       149.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       12.72, -6.77 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      279.05,  2.09 [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 336.79,-2.74 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.86) 1.51 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.