[vsnet-grb 166957] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 24 Jan 12 20:29:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.786d {+08h 43m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +15.323d {+15d 19' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 196.000d
SLEW_TIME:       73800.00 SOD {20:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15950 TJD;    24 DOY;   12/01/24
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Crab - X Offset January 2012 
TGT_NUM:         59018,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           85.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=258=0x102  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       306.58d {+20h 26m 20s}  -19.19d {-19d 11' 35"}
SUN_DIST:        174.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      323.88d {+21h 35m 32s}   -9.25d {-09d 14' 44"}
MOON_DIST:       166.01 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      210.97, 31.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      129.10, -2.75 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 13.88,-16.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.