[vsnet-grb 171794] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 31 Mar 12 04:52:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   281.626d {+18h 46m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -2.980d {-02d 58' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  77.341d
SLEW_TIME:       17580.00 SOD {04:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16017 TJD;    91 DOY;   12/03/31
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1846-0258 
TGT_NUM:         32031,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        10.00d {+00h 40m 01s}   +4.31d {+04d 18' 21"}
SUN_DIST:         88.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      106.05d {+07h 04m 11s}  +19.35d {+19d 20' 57"}
MOON_DIST:       163.10 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      54 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       29.72, -0.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      282.36, 19.96 [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 15.35,-17.32 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.