[vsnet-grb 137730] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 04 Dec 10 09:29:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   223.458d {+14h 53m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +19.054d {+19d 03' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 134.627d
SLEW_TIME:       34200.00 SOD {09:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15534 TJD;   338 DOY;   10/12/04
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1453+1902 
TGT_NUM:         40402,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       250.62d {+16h 42m 30s}  -22.24d {-22d 14' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         48.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      231.90d {+15h 27m 37s}  -22.08d {-22d 04' 35"}
MOON_DIST:        41.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       23.44, 60.80 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      214.22, 33.93 [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 301.07,11.80 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.01) 8.57 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.