[vsnet-grb 170752] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 17 Mar 12 07:03:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   345.295d {+23h 01m 11s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +58.902d {+58d 54' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 156.072d
SLEW_TIME:       25440.00 SOD {07:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16003 TJD;    77 DOY;   12/03/17
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [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:       357.33d {+23h 49m 20s}   -1.16d {-01d 09' 20"}
SUN_DIST:         60.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      296.10d {+19h 44m 23s}  -17.53d {-17d 31' 29"}
MOON_DIST:        86.42 [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 331.29,18.68 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.