[vsnet-grb 270693] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 06 Sep 15 14:59:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   253.221d {+16h 52m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +2.397d {+02d 23' 48"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 279.633d
SLEW_TIME:       54000.00 SOD {15:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17271 TJD;   249 DOY;   15/09/06
OBS_TIME:        1620.00 [sec]   (=27.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC_6240 
TGT_NUM:         81454,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       164.99d {+10h 59m 57s}   +6.41d {+06d 24' 22"}
SUN_DIST:         88.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       88.56d {+05h 54m 14s}  +18.13d {+18d 07' 54"}
MOON_DIST:       154.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      37 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       20.71, 27.31 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      251.48, 24.76 [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 12.85,-16.29 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.