[vsnet-grb 159378] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 01 Oct 11 03:00:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   273.980d {+18h 15m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -14.032d {-14d 01' 53"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 259.107d
SLEW_TIME:       10860.00 SOD {03:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15835 TJD;   274 DOY;   11/10/01
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GX17+2 
TGT_NUM:         31211,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           69.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       186.98d {+12h 27m 54s}   -3.01d {-03d 00' 47"}
SUN_DIST:         86.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      236.16d {+15h 44m 39s}  -21.55d {-21d 33' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        36.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       16.42,  1.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      273.91,  9.35 [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 135.41,-8.95 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.