[vsnet-grb 170177] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 09 Mar 12 19:12:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   219.101d {+14h 36m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +79.668d {+79d 40' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  41.443d
SLEW_TIME:       69180.00 SOD {19:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15995 TJD;    69 DOY;   12/03/09
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [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:       350.46d {+23h 21m 50s}   -4.11d {-04d 06' 34"}
SUN_DIST:        100.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      186.36d {+12h 25m 27s}   -7.51d {-07d 30' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        88.74 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
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 113.55,7.72 [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.