[vsnet-grb 279833] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 Dec 15 06:01:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   189.450d {+12h 37m 48s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +26.716d {+26d 42' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 107.608d
SLEW_TIME:       21720.00 SOD {06:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17387 TJD;   365 DOY;   15/12/31
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IC 3599 
TGT_NUM:         37569,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       280.03d {+18h 40m 08s}  -23.12d {-23d 06' 57"}
SUN_DIST:        100.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      168.53d {+11h 14m 06s}   +4.28d {+04d 17' 05"}
MOON_DIST:        30.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      68 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      219.89, 86.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      177.12, 28.09 [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 12.87,-18.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.