[vsnet-grb 279255] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 24 Dec 15 05:01:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   262.092d {+17h 28m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +50.243d {+50d 14' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 160.591d
SLEW_TIME:       18120.00 SOD {05:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17380 TJD;   358 DOY;   15/12/24
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1ES 1727+502 
TGT_NUM:         33709,   Seg_Num: 50
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       272.23d {+18h 08m 55s}  -23.42d {-23d 25' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         74.19 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       75.11d {+05h 00m 26s}  +17.77d {+17d 46' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       111.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       77.10, 33.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      252.28, 73.20 [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 61.79,-20.40 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.