[vsnet-grb 133378] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 02 Oct 10 17:04:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   235.561d {+15h 42m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +18.569d {+18d 34' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 257.345d
SLEW_TIME:       61500.00 SOD {17:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15471 TJD;   275 DOY;   10/10/02
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J1542.3+1834 
TGT_NUM:         40982,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       188.63d {+12h 34m 32s}   -3.72d {-03d 43' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         51.39 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      120.97d {+08h 03m 53s}  +18.31d {+18d 18' 28"}
MOON_DIST:       106.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      33 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       29.88, 49.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      227.77, 37.10 [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 330.45,14.64 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.81) 7.88 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.