[vsnet-grb 157023] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 01 Sep 11 02:16:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   267.457d {+17h 49m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -29.320d {-29d 19' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 263.065d
SLEW_TIME:       8220.00 SOD {02:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15805 TJD;   244 DOY;   11/09/01
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J17498-2921 
TGT_NUM:         32070,   Seg_Num: 20
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       159.96d {+10h 39m 50s}   +8.45d {+08d 26' 57"}
SUN_DIST:        109.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      196.47d {+13h 05m 52s}  -11.77d {-11d 46' 28"}
MOON_DIST:        67.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        0.15, -0.98 [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 196.72,10.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.