[vsnet-grb 277674] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 03 Dec 15 12:29:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   262.077d {+17h 28m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +50.244d {+50d 14' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 183.044d
SLEW_TIME:       45000.00 SOD {12:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17359 TJD;   337 DOY;   15/12/03
OBS_TIME:        1680.00 [sec]   (=28.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1ES 1727+502 
TGT_NUM:         33709,   Seg_Num: 45
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       249.44d {+16h 37m 46s}  -22.09d {-22d 05' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         73.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      164.07d {+10h 56m 16s}   +5.36d {+05d 21' 33"}
MOON_DIST:        91.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      48 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       77.10, 33.54 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      252.25, 73.20 [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 259.11,18.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.