[vsnet-grb 171287] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Mar 12 22:45:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   150.347d {+10h 01m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +36.651d {+36d 39' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 320.562d
SLEW_TIME:       81960.00 SOD {22:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16010 TJD;    84 DOY;   12/03/24
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2012ak 
TGT_NUM:         32292,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8767=0x223F
SUN_POSTN:         4.31d {+00h 17m 14s}   +1.87d {+01d 51' 55"}
SUN_DIST:        130.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       27.27d {+01h 49m 04s}  +14.38d {+14d 22' 39"}
MOON_DIST:       106.17 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      187.17, 52.99 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      139.21, 22.94 [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 269.95,-3.73 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.