[vsnet-grb 272250] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 24 Sep 15 05:22:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.331d {+03h 33m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.396d {-50d 23' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 125.716d
SLEW_TIME:       19380.00 SOD {05:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17289 TJD;   267 DOY;   15/09/24
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IC1959 
TGT_NUM:         84232,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       180.79d {+12h 03m 09s}   -0.34d {-00d 20' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        112.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      308.02d {+20h 32m 04s}  -14.51d {-14d 30' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        88.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      261.24,-51.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       23.13,-65.54 [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 12.71,-15.38 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.68) 7.19 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.