[vsnet-grb 278792] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 18 Dec 15 01:46:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   168.583d {+11h 14m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +48.319d {+48d 19' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  91.819d
SLEW_TIME:       6420.00 SOD {01:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17374 TJD;   352 DOY;   15/12/18
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ASASSN-15so 
TGT_NUM:         34153,   Seg_Num: 16
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8760=0x2238
SUN_POSTN:       265.42d {+17h 41m 42s}  -23.37d {-23d 22' 11"}
SUN_DIST:        111.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      349.24d {+23h 16m 57s}   -3.92d {-03d 54' 54"}
MOON_DIST:       135.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      44 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      158.08, 61.65 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      147.34, 39.26 [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 16.93,15.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.