[vsnet-grb 251760] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Jan 15 13:27:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   260.118d {+17h 20m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -4.461d {-04d 27' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 117.767d
SLEW_TIME:       48480.00 SOD {13:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17046 TJD;    24 DOY;   15/01/24
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        3FGL J1720.3-0428 
TGT_NUM:         84789,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       306.56d {+20h 26m 15s}  -19.20d {-19d 11' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         47.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      359.29d {+23h 57m 09s}   +1.07d {+01d 04' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        99.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      22 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       18.01, 17.91 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      259.60, 18.62 [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 292.00,14.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.