[vsnet-grb 169643] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 02 Mar 12 23:38:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   274.491d {+18h 17m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -16.360d {-16d 21' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  89.084d
SLEW_TIME:       85140.00 SOD {23:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15988 TJD;    62 DOY;   12/03/02
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J18179-1621 
TGT_NUM:         32293,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       344.14d {+22h 56m 34s}   -6.76d {-06d 45' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         68.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       94.66d {+06h 18m 38s}  +21.24d {+21d 14' 10"}
MOON_DIST:       175.12 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      69 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       14.61, -0.24 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      274.34,  7.01 [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 72.09,-2.77 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.