[vsnet-grb 278847] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 18 Dec 15 19:53:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   242.058d {+16h 08m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +28.840d {+28d 50' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 157.553d
SLEW_TIME:       71640.00 SOD {19:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17374 TJD;   352 DOY;   15/12/18
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Q1606+289 
TGT_NUM:         85499,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           61.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8346=0x209A
SUN_POSTN:       266.26d {+17h 45m 02s}  -23.39d {-23d 23' 31"}
SUN_DIST:         57.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      359.36d {+23h 57m 27s}   -0.60d {-00d 36' 16"}
MOON_DIST:       113.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      52 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       47.17, 46.83 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      231.61, 48.62 [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 228.25,-20.35 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.