[vsnet-grb 171420] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 26 Mar 12 11:22:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    55.681d {+03h 42m 43s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -22.115d {-22d 06' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 285.995d
SLEW_TIME:       40980.00 SOD {11:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16012 TJD;    86 DOY;   12/03/26
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1426 
TGT_NUM:         48113,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           47.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:         5.70d {+00h 22m 47s}   +2.46d {+02d 27' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         54.72 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       45.58d {+03h 02m 18s}  +18.80d {+18d 48' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        42.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      215.22,-50.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       46.60,-40.52 [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 14.63,-18.71 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.