[vsnet-grb 139441] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 28 Dec 10 12:09:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   296.395d {+19h 45m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +27.380d {+27d 22' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 210.871d
SLEW_TIME:       43800.00 SOD {12:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15558 TJD;   362 DOY;   10/12/28
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTE J1946+274 
TGT_NUM:         31888,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       277.23d {+18h 28m 56s}  -23.27d {-23d 16' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         53.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      187.89d {+12h 31m 33s}   -9.12d {-09d 07' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       110.66 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      46 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       63.21,  1.42 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      305.83, 47.59 [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 1.54,-12.54 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.