[vsnet-grb 156455] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 24 Aug 11 17:37:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   245.032d {+16h 20m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +17.368d {+17d 22' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 287.129d
SLEW_TIME:       63480.00 SOD {17:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15797 TJD;   236 DOY;   11/08/24
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [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:       153.25d {+10h 12m 59s}  +11.04d {+11d 02' 34"}
SUN_DIST:         88.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       93.98d {+06h 15m 56s}  +22.23d {+22d 13' 31"}
MOON_DIST:       131.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      23 [%]
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 317.15,20.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.