[vsnet-grb 169878] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 06 Mar 12 02:54:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   274.491d {+18h 17m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -16.360d {-16d 21' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  89.079d
SLEW_TIME:       10500.00 SOD {02:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15992 TJD;    66 DOY;   12/03/06
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J18179-1621 
TGT_NUM:         32293,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       347.06d {+23h 08m 14s}   -5.55d {-05d 32' 41"}
SUN_DIST:         71.57 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      136.78d {+09h 07m 07s}  +11.76d {+11d 45' 24"}
MOON_DIST:       138.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      93 [%]
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 348.37,-6.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.