[vsnet-grb 282462] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 31 Jan 16 02:40:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   262.460d {+17h 29m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.133d {-24d 07' 57"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  99.871d
SLEW_TIME:       9660.00 SOD {02:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17418 TJD;    31 DOY;   16/01/31
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        3FGL J1729.7-2408 
TGT_NUM:         85048,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       313.10d {+20h 52m 23s}  -17.57d {-17d 33' 55"}
SUN_DIST:         47.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      208.39d {+13h 53m 35s}   -8.29d {-08d 17' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        54.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      60 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        2.18,  5.55 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      263.12, -0.87 [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 108.56,-15.81 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.