[vsnet-grb 279258] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 24 Dec 15 06:37:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   262.087d {+17h 28m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +50.244d {+50d 14' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 168.121d
SLEW_TIME:       23880.00 SOD {06:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17380 TJD;   358 DOY;   15/12/24
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [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:       272.30d {+18h 09m 13s}  -23.42d {-23d 25' 10"}
SUN_DIST:         74.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       76.09d {+05h 04m 22s}  +17.85d {+17d 50' 57"}
MOON_DIST:       111.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       77.10, 33.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      252.27, 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 41.08,-20.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.