[vsnet-grb 169687] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 03 Mar 12 13:25:48 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: 343.775d
SLEW_TIME:       48360.00 SOD {13:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15989 TJD;    63 DOY;   12/03/03
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [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:       344.68d {+22h 58m 42s}   -6.53d {-06d 32' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        147.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      102.37d {+06h 49m 28s}  +20.25d {+20d 15' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        44.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
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 76.26,-9.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.