[vsnet-grb 171662] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 29 Mar 12 04:56:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    73.726d {+04h 54m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -70.460d {-70d 27' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 284.716d
SLEW_TIME:       17820.00 SOD {04:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16015 TJD;    89 DOY;   12/03/29
OBS_TIME:        1620.00 [sec]   (=27.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Nova LMC 2012 
TGT_NUM:         32326,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:         8.18d {+00h 32m 44s}   +3.53d {+03d 31' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         85.39 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       80.02d {+05h 20m 04s}  +21.82d {+21d 48' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        92.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      35 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      282.02,-35.07 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      319.41,-82.91 [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 63.30,-20.60 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.