[vsnet-grb 157254] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 03 Sep 11 22:15:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   281.578d {+18h 46m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -2.981d {-02d 58' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 285.594d
SLEW_TIME:       80160.00 SOD {22:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15807 TJD;   246 DOY;   11/09/03
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [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:       162.52d {+10h 50m 06s}   +7.42d {+07d 24' 60"}
SUN_DIST:        119.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      238.17d {+15h 52m 41s}  -22.04d {-22d 02' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        46.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      41 [%]
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 17.87,-19.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.