[vsnet-grb 171530] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 27 Mar 12 15:56:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   317.434d {+21h 09m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -18.471d {-18d 28' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  61.451d
SLEW_TIME:       57420.00 SOD {15:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16013 TJD;    87 DOY;   12/03/27
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J21096-1828 
TGT_NUM:         48088,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           47.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:         6.78d {+00h 27m 07s}   +2.93d {+02d 55' 47"}
SUN_DIST:         52.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       60.34d {+04h 01m 22s}  +20.97d {+20d 58' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       107.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       30.25,-38.57 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      314.35, -2.03 [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 234.67,-16.88 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.