[vsnet-grb 279106] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 22 Dec 15 06:04:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.276d {+03h 33m 06s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.391d {-50d 23' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 216.666d
SLEW_TIME:       21900.00 SOD {06:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17378 TJD;   356 DOY;   15/12/22
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IC1959 
TGT_NUM:         84232,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       270.06d {+18h 00m 14s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         99.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       46.65d {+03h 06m 35s}  +13.32d {+13d 19' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        63.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      261.26,-51.56 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       23.07,-65.52 [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 253.74,19.64 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.68) 5.05 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.