[vsnet-grb 169668] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 03 Mar 12 08:37:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   150.356d {+10h 01m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +36.646d {+36d 38' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 345.234d
SLEW_TIME:       31080.00 SOD {08:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15989 TJD;    63 DOY;   12/03/03
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2012ak 
TGT_NUM:         32292,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       344.49d {+22h 57m 58s}   -6.61d {-06d 36' 41"}
SUN_DIST:        147.43 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       99.68d {+06h 38m 42s}  +20.64d {+20d 38' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        46.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      72 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      187.18, 53.00 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      139.22, 22.94 [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 150.78,-10.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.