[vsnet-grb 137734] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 04 Dec 10 11:05:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   223.458d {+14h 53m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +19.054d {+19d 03' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 133.590d
SLEW_TIME:       39960.00 SOD {11:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15534 TJD;   338 DOY;   10/12/04
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [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:       250.70d {+16h 42m 47s}  -22.25d {-22d 15' 03"}
SUN_DIST:         49.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      232.88d {+15h 31m 32s}  -22.23d {-22d 14' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        42.23 [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 273.14,10.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.01) 8.60 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.