[vsnet-grb 431486] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 02 Jan 20 05:12:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   243.528d {+16h 14m 07s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +65.738d {+65d 44' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 139.344d
SLEW_TIME:       18780.00 SOD {05:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18850 TJD;     2 DOY;   20/01/02
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 876 
TGT_NUM:         95146,   Seg_Num: 179
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8780=0x224C
SUN_POSTN:       282.24d {+18h 48m 57s}  -22.96d {-22d 57' 33"}
SUN_DIST:         93.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        2.66d {+00h 10m 39s}   -4.57d {-04d 34' 24"}
MOON_DIST:       105.80 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      41 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.28, 40.35 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      172.17, 79.35 [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 331.83,12.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.