[vsnet-grb 270124] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 31 Aug 15 02:27:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   266.324d {+17h 45m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.984d {-28d 59' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 267.395d
SLEW_TIME:       8880.00 SOD {02:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17265 TJD;   243 DOY;   15/08/31
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GALACTIC CENTER 
TGT_NUM:         92201,   Seg_Num: 138
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       159.09d {+10h 36m 21s}   +8.79d {+08d 47' 41"}
SUN_DIST:        109.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      356.04d {+23h 44m 10s}   -1.11d {-01d 06' 29"}
MOON_DIST:        89.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      359.92,  0.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.77, -5.59 [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 186.85,5.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.