[vsnet-grb 169760] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 04 Mar 12 12:34:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   274.491d {+18h 17m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -16.357d {-16d 21' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  95.901d
SLEW_TIME:       45300.00 SOD {12:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15990 TJD;    64 DOY;   12/03/04
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J18179-1621 
TGT_NUM:         32293,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       345.57d {+23h 02m 18s}   -6.16d {-06d 09' 47"}
SUN_DIST:         69.98 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      115.35d {+07h 41m 24s}  +17.81d {+17d 48' 28"}
MOON_DIST:       160.19 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      82 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       14.61, -0.24 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      274.34,  7.02 [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 242.61,3.39 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.