[vsnet-grb 169677] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 03 Mar 12 10:58:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   274.491d {+18h 17m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -16.359d {-16d 21' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  91.056d
SLEW_TIME:       39540.00 SOD {10:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15989 TJD;    63 DOY;   12/03/03
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J18179-1621 
TGT_NUM:         32293,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       344.58d {+22h 58m 20s}   -6.57d {-06d 34' 26"}
SUN_DIST:         68.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      100.99d {+06h 43m 57s}  +20.46d {+20d 27' 18"}
MOON_DIST:       172.73 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      73 [%]
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 282.03,5.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.