[vsnet-grb 139456] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 28 Dec 10 16:28:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   228.076d {+15h 12m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -10.880d {-10d 52' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  99.005d
SLEW_TIME:       59340.00 SOD {16:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15558 TJD;   362 DOY;   10/12/28
OBS_TIME:        1500.00 [sec]   (=25.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J1512.2-1053 
TGT_NUM:         40980,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       277.43d {+18h 29m 44s}  -23.26d {-23d 15' 40"}
SUN_DIST:         48.38 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      190.26d {+12h 41m 02s}  -10.09d {-10d 05' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        37.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      44 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      349.62, 38.90 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      228.65,  6.75 [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 179.06,-9.64 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.