[vsnet-grb 156426] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 24 Aug 11 07:59:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   245.032d {+16h 20m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +17.368d {+17d 22' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 287.553d
SLEW_TIME:       28800.00 SOD {08:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15797 TJD;   236 DOY;   11/08/24
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J1620.2+1723 
TGT_NUM:         45376,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           49.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       152.88d {+10h 11m 30s}  +11.18d {+11d 10' 47"}
SUN_DIST:         88.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       88.36d {+05h 53m 26s}  +22.72d {+22d 43' 08"}
MOON_DIST:       133.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       32.84, 41.07 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      239.17, 38.17 [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 104.36,20.40 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.