[vsnet-grb 279706] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 Dec 15 22:15:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   258.863d {+17h 15m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +57.434d {+57d 26' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 157.571d
SLEW_TIME:       80160.00 SOD {22:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17385 TJD;   363 DOY;   15/12/29
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [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:       278.57d {+18h 34m 16s}  -23.20d {-23d 12' 09"}
SUN_DIST:         82.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      153.01d {+10h 12m 03s}   +9.05d {+09d 03' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        90.76 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      80 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       85.83, 35.39 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      235.15, 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 162.65,-13.37 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.