[vsnet-grb 171416] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 26 Mar 12 09:59:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   143.003d {+09h 32m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +8.437d {+08d 26' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 289.670d
SLEW_TIME:       36000.00 SOD {10:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16012 TJD;    86 DOY;   12/03/26
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN2005ip 
TGT_NUM:         45811,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:         5.65d {+00h 22m 35s}   +2.44d {+02d 26' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        136.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       44.87d {+02h 59m 30s}  +18.67d {+18d 40' 04"}
MOON_DIST:        95.08 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      224.89, 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 87.64,-4.54 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.