[vsnet-grb 171532] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 27 Mar 12 16:32:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   150.347d {+10h 01m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +36.650d {+36d 38' 60"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 323.123d
SLEW_TIME:       59580.00 SOD {16:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16013 TJD;    87 DOY;   12/03/27
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2012ak 
TGT_NUM:         32292,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8767=0x223F
SUN_POSTN:         6.80d {+00h 27m 13s}   +2.94d {+02d 56' 23"}
SUN_DIST:        128.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       60.66d {+04h 02m 38s}  +21.00d {+21d 00' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        77.56 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      22 [%]
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 3.02,4.27 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.