[vsnet-grb 171802] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 31 Mar 12 08:18:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    73.730d {+04h 54m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -70.469d {-70d 28' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 305.238d
SLEW_TIME:       29940.00 SOD {08:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16017 TJD;    91 DOY;   12/03/31
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Nova LMC 2012 
TGT_NUM:         32326,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        10.13d {+00h 40m 32s}   +4.36d {+04d 21' 41"}
SUN_DIST:         85.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      107.93d {+07h 11m 42s}  +19.02d {+19d 00' 60"}
MOON_DIST:        92.61 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      55 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      282.03,-35.07 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      319.35,-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 20.70,-18.89 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.