[vsnet-grb 310801] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 17 Dec 16 09:03:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    44.925d {+02h 59m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +24.801d {+24d 48' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 275.740d
SLEW_TIME:       32640.00 SOD {09:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17739 TJD;   352 DOY;   16/12/17
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J0259.8+2448 
TGT_NUM:         87068,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       265.49d {+17h 41m 58s}  -23.37d {-23d 22' 17"}
SUN_DIST:        143.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      133.31d {+08h 53m 14s}  +15.28d {+15d 16' 37"}
MOON_DIST:        81.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      156.58,-29.56 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       49.59,  7.46 [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 150.26,15.28 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.