[vsnet-grb 279673] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 Dec 15 12:50:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   258.855d {+17h 15m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +57.436d {+57d 26' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 167.917d
SLEW_TIME:       46260.00 SOD {12:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17385 TJD;   363 DOY;   15/12/29
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 6338 
TGT_NUM:         85824,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           61.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       278.13d {+18h 32m 32s}  -23.23d {-23d 13' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         82.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      148.26d {+09h 53m 03s}  +10.37d {+10d 22' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        92.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      83 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       85.84, 35.39 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      235.13, 79.52 [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 341.31,-1.92 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.