[vsnet-grb 171829] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 31 Mar 12 18:03:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   345.293d {+23h 01m 10s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +58.902d {+58d 54' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 159.944d
SLEW_TIME:       65040.00 SOD {18:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16017 TJD;    91 DOY;   12/03/31
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1E 2259+589 
TGT_NUM:         32035,   Seg_Num: 19
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        10.50d {+00h 42m 01s}   +4.52d {+04d 31' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         57.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      113.25d {+07h 33m 01s}  +17.97d {+17d 57' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        92.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      59 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      109.10, -0.98 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       23.80, 56.91 [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 262.39,-12.01 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.