[vsnet-grb 310199] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 10 Dec 16 12:25:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   310.918d {+20h 43m 40s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -9.958d {-09d 57' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 259.384d
SLEW_TIME:       44760.00 SOD {12:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17732 TJD;   345 DOY;   16/12/10
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J2043.8-0958 
TGT_NUM:         87178,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       257.91d {+17h 11m 39s}  -22.97d {-22d 58' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         52.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       29.42d {+01h 57m 41s}   +7.65d {+07d 38' 59"}
MOON_DIST:        79.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      83 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       36.71,-29.42 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.64,  7.90 [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 20.90,-20.54 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.