[vsnet-grb 171661] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 29 Mar 12 04:10:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   185.333d {+12h 21m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +30.154d {+30d 09' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 339.635d
SLEW_TIME:       15060.00 SOD {04:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16015 TJD;    89 DOY;   12/03/29
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1ES1218+304 
TGT_NUM:         30376,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:         8.16d {+00h 32m 37s}   +3.52d {+03d 31' 07"}
SUN_DIST:        146.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       79.60d {+05h 18m 24s}  +21.82d {+21d 49' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        91.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      34 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      186.55, 82.74 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      171.67, 29.53 [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 257.18,20.59 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.