[vsnet-grb 134131] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 12 Oct 10 11:19:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   239.175d {+15h 56m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +29.755d {+29d 45' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 226.893d
SLEW_TIME:       40800.00 SOD {11:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15481 TJD;   285 DOY;   10/10/12
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J1556.8+2944 
TGT_NUM:         40984,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       197.56d {+13h 10m 13s}   -7.45d {-07d 26' 56"}
SUN_DIST:         54.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      260.00d {+17h 20m 00s}  -24.49d {-24d 29' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        57.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       47.94, 49.46 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      227.57, 48.75 [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 356.24,18.08 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.