[vsnet-grb 169900] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 06 Mar 12 09:17:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   274.491d {+18h 17m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -16.358d {-16d 21' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  91.875d
SLEW_TIME:       33480.00 SOD {09:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15992 TJD;    66 DOY;   12/03/06
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [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:       347.30d {+23h 09m 13s}   -5.44d {-05d 26' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         71.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      140.34d {+09h 21m 21s}  +10.54d {+10d 32' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       135.29 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
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 247.37,-7.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.