[vsnet-grb 313380] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 17 11:16:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    40.085d {+02h 40m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -8.395d {-08d 23' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 237.205d
SLEW_TIME:       40620.00 SOD {11:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17768 TJD;    15 DOY;   17/01/15
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        2XMM J024025.6-082428 
TGT_NUM:         33809,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       297.47d {+19h 49m 53s}  -21.04d {-21d 02' 15"}
SUN_DIST:         98.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      156.03d {+10h 24m 08s}  +10.03d {+10d 01' 41"}
MOON_DIST:       116.64 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      182.00,-58.15 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       34.82,-22.79 [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 10.67,3.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.