[vsnet-grb 278838] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 18 Dec 15 17:15:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.662d {+03h 34m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -20.824d {-20d 49' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 208.702d
SLEW_TIME:       62160.00 SOD {17:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17374 TJD;   352 DOY;   15/12/18
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ASASSN-15ts 
TGT_NUM:         34216,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8767=0x223F
SUN_POSTN:       266.14d {+17h 44m 33s}  -23.39d {-23d 23' 20"}
SUN_DIST:        125.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      357.90d {+23h 51m 35s}   -1.09d {-01d 05' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        57.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      51 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      212.35,-52.35 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       44.77,-38.73 [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 11.70,1.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.