[vsnet-grb 170138] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 09 Mar 12 06:30:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   219.101d {+14h 36m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +79.667d {+79d 40' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  41.059d
SLEW_TIME:       23460.00 SOD {06:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15995 TJD;    69 DOY;   12/03/09
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 120308A 
TGT_NUM:         517234,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           86.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8432=0x20F0
SUN_POSTN:       349.97d {+23h 19m 53s}   -4.32d {-04d 19' 00"}
SUN_DIST:        101.06 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      179.07d {+11h 56m 17s}   -4.66d {-04d 39' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        86.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      117.29, 36.28 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      115.83, 71.37 [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 333.86,15.27 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 7.46 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.