[vsnet-grb 171253] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Mar 12 11:14:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   346.166d {+23h 04m 40s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -51.491d {-51d 29' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  11.607d
SLEW_TIME:       40500.00 SOD {11:15:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16010 TJD;    84 DOY;   12/03/24
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J2304.6-5127 
TGT_NUM:         40841,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:         3.87d {+00h 15m 29s}   +1.68d {+01d 40' 36"}
SUN_DIST:         55.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       21.64d {+01h 26m 33s}  +12.67d {+12d 40' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        71.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      335.21,-58.42 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      323.47,-41.20 [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 16.16,-20.35 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.