[vsnet-grb 135296] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 28 Oct 10 19:15:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   253.277d {+16h 53m 06s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +23.872d {+23d 52' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 242.440d
SLEW_TIME:       69360.00 SOD {19:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15497 TJD;   301 DOY;   10/10/28
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J1653.2+2352 
TGT_NUM:         41178,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       212.97d {+14h 11m 52s}  -13.27d {-13d 16' 23"}
SUN_DIST:         54.21 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      104.42d {+06h 57m 41s}  +21.95d {+21d 56' 44"}
MOON_DIST:       125.15 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      69 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       43.91, 35.90 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      247.73, 46.03 [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 238.90,-3.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.