[vsnet-grb 279228] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 23 Dec 15 18:44:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   168.583d {+11h 14m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +48.318d {+48d 19' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  87.700d
SLEW_TIME:       67500.00 SOD {18:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17379 TJD;   357 DOY;   15/12/23
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ASASSN-15so 
TGT_NUM:         34153,   Seg_Num: 17
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8760=0x2238
SUN_POSTN:       271.75d {+18h 07m 01s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 36"}
SUN_DIST:        115.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       68.82d {+04h 35m 18s}  +17.13d {+17d 07' 38"}
MOON_DIST:        83.73 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
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 59.48,18.64 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.