[vsnet-grb 171340] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 25 Mar 12 14:44:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   143.003d {+09h 32m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +8.437d {+08d 26' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 291.132d
SLEW_TIME:       53100.00 SOD {14:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16011 TJD;    85 DOY;   12/03/25
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN2005ip 
TGT_NUM:         45811,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:         4.92d {+00h 19m 40s}   +2.13d {+02d 07' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        137.07 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       35.17d {+02h 20m 42s}  +16.51d {+16d 30' 46"}
MOON_DIST:       104.57 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      224.90, 39.38 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      142.58, -5.86 [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 15.61,-7.13 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.