[vsnet-grb 129614] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 12 Aug 10 03:53:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.677d {+13h 02m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.848d {-63d 50' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 298.682d
SLEW_TIME:       14040.00 SOD {03:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15420 TJD;   224 DOY;   10/08/12
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR B1259-63 
TGT_NUM:         30966,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       141.77d {+09h 27m 06s}  +15.02d {+15d 00' 59"}
SUN_DIST:         89.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      167.27d {+11h 09m 05s}   +0.38d {+00d 23' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        67.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.17, -1.00 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      227.70,-50.91 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 98.82,-19.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.