[vsnet-grb 169775] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 04 Mar 12 17:21:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   274.490d {+18h 17m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -16.355d {-16d 21' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 100.468d
SLEW_TIME:       62520.00 SOD {17:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15990 TJD;    64 DOY;   12/03/04
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [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:       345.76d {+23h 03m 02s}   -6.09d {-06d 05' 10"}
SUN_DIST:         70.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      118.03d {+07h 52m 08s}  +17.18d {+17d 10' 56"}
MOON_DIST:       157.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      84 [%]
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 164.74,1.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.