[vsnet-grb 170776] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 17 Mar 12 16:32:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   260.469d {+17h 21m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -38.120d {-38d 07' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 100.955d
SLEW_TIME:       59580.00 SOD {16:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16003 TJD;    77 DOY;   12/03/17
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1253 
TGT_NUM:         43376,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       357.69d {+23h 50m 46s}   -1.00d {-00d 59' 57"}
SUN_DIST:         94.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      301.35d {+20h 05m 24s}  -16.23d {-16d 13' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        41.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      23 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      349.61, -0.85 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      262.25,-14.94 [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 155.14,20.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.