[vsnet-grb 170745] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 17 Mar 12 04:24:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    55.681d {+03h 42m 43s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -22.115d {-22d 06' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 286.296d
SLEW_TIME:       15900.00 SOD {04:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16003 TJD;    77 DOY;   12/03/17
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1426 
TGT_NUM:         48113,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           47.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       357.23d {+23h 48m 55s}   -1.20d {-01d 11' 57"}
SUN_DIST:         60.61 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      294.61d {+19h 38m 25s}  -17.87d {-17d 51' 54"}
MOON_DIST:       109.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      28 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      215.22,-50.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       46.60,-40.52 [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 131.23,-17.09 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.