[vsnet-grb 171165] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 23 Mar 12 09:58:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   143.004d {+09h 32m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +8.435d {+08d 26' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 295.355d
SLEW_TIME:       35940.00 SOD {09:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16009 TJD;    83 DOY;   12/03/23
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN2005ip 
TGT_NUM:         45811,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:         2.91d {+00h 11m 39s}   +1.26d {+01d 15' 44"}
SUN_DIST:        139.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        9.46d {+00h 37m 51s}   +8.51d {+08d 30' 18"}
MOON_DIST:       130.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      224.90, 39.38 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      142.58, -5.87 [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 127.58,1.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.