[vsnet-grb 279690] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 Dec 15 17:26:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   262.096d {+17h 28m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +50.242d {+50d 14' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 154.907d
SLEW_TIME:       62820.00 SOD {17:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17385 TJD;   363 DOY;   15/12/29
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1ES 1727+502 
TGT_NUM:         33709,   Seg_Num: 51
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       278.35d {+18h 33m 23s}  -23.21d {-23d 12' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         74.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      150.59d {+10h 02m 21s}   +9.74d {+09d 44' 06"}
MOON_DIST:        95.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      81 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       77.10, 33.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      252.29, 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 228.99,-15.29 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.