[vsnet-grb 278836] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 18 Dec 15 16:20:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   185.479d {+12h 21m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +4.472d {+04d 28' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 122.000d
SLEW_TIME:       58860.00 SOD {16:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17374 TJD;   352 DOY;   15/12/18
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC4303 (M61) 
TGT_NUM:         33001,   Seg_Num: 28
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=348=0x15C
SUN_POSTN:       266.10d {+17h 44m 23s}  -23.39d {-23d 23' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         82.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      357.38d {+23h 49m 32s}   -1.26d {-01d 15' 30"}
MOON_DIST:       171.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      51 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      284.37, 66.27 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      183.25,  6.28 [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 203.06,-0.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.