[vsnet-grb 156961] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 31 Aug 11 10:13:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   267.457d {+17h 49m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -29.320d {-29d 19' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 264.420d
SLEW_TIME:       36840.00 SOD {10:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15804 TJD;   243 DOY;   11/08/31
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J17498-2921 
TGT_NUM:         32070,   Seg_Num: 19
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       159.35d {+10h 37m 25s}   +8.69d {+08d 41' 26"}
SUN_DIST:        110.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      187.03d {+12h 28m 07s}   -8.20d {-08d 11' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        77.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        0.15, -0.99 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      267.77, -5.90 [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 76.89,12.67 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.