[vsnet-grb 312024] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 31 Dec 16 19:52:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   173.445d {+11h 33m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +0.738d {+00d 44' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 118.266d
SLEW_TIME:       71580.00 SOD {19:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17753 TJD;   366 DOY;   16/12/31
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN2015bn 
TGT_NUM:         34845,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       281.51d {+18h 46m 02s}  -23.01d {-23d 00' 52"}
SUN_DIST:        106.64 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      311.55d {+20h 46m 12s}  -15.69d {-15d 41' 13"}
MOON_DIST:       135.82 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.48, 57.69 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      173.69, -1.93 [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 155.44,-10.55 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.