[vsnet-grb 170747] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 17 Mar 12 05:27:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   345.293d {+23h 01m 10s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +58.903d {+58d 54' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 160.244d
SLEW_TIME:       19680.00 SOD {05:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16003 TJD;    77 DOY;   12/03/17
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1E 2259+589 
TGT_NUM:         32035,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       357.27d {+23h 49m 05s}   -1.18d {-01d 10' 55"}
SUN_DIST:         60.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      295.20d {+19h 40m 47s}  -17.73d {-17d 43' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        86.95 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      109.10, -0.98 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       23.80, 56.91 [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 353.70,19.00 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.