[vsnet-grb 171828] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 31 Mar 12 17:45:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   281.626d {+18h 46m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -2.980d {-02d 58' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  77.581d
SLEW_TIME:       63960.00 SOD {17:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16017 TJD;    91 DOY;   12/03/31
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [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:        10.49d {+00h 41m 58s}   +4.51d {+04d 30' 48"}
SUN_DIST:         88.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      113.08d {+07h 32m 20s}  +18.00d {+18d 00' 04"}
MOON_DIST:       161.33 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      59 [%]
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 195.13,-19.81 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.