[vsnet-grb 157233] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 03 Sep 11 15:24:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   281.578d {+18h 46m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -2.981d {-02d 58' 52"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 285.997d
SLEW_TIME:       55500.00 SOD {15:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15807 TJD;   246 DOY;   11/09/03
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1846-0258 
TGT_NUM:         32031,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           98.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       162.27d {+10h 49m 04s}   +7.52d {+07d 31' 17"}
SUN_DIST:        119.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      233.88d {+15h 35m 31s}  -21.47d {-21d 28' 04"}
MOON_DIST:        50.01 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       29.69, -0.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      282.31, 19.96 [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 10.14,0.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.