[vsnet-grb 310623] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 15 Dec 16 07:27:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   345.237d {+23h 00m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +58.885d {+58d 53' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 257.072d
SLEW_TIME:       26880.00 SOD {07:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17737 TJD;   350 DOY;   16/12/15
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1E 2259+589 
TGT_NUM:         32035,   Seg_Num: 140
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       263.20d {+17h 32m 49s}  -23.29d {-23d 17' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        105.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      102.53d {+06h 50m 06s}  +18.86d {+18d 51' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        86.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      109.07, -0.98 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       23.74, 56.91 [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 141.57,-0.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.