[vsnet-grb 171840] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 31 Mar 12 21:38:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   143.002d {+09h 32m 00s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +8.445d {+08d 26' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 270.865d
SLEW_TIME:       77940.00 SOD {21:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16017 TJD;    91 DOY;   12/03/31
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN2005ip 
TGT_NUM:         45811,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        10.64d {+00h 42m 34s}   +4.58d {+04d 34' 33"}
SUN_DIST:        130.91 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      115.21d {+07h 40m 50s}  +17.54d {+17d 32' 24"}
MOON_DIST:        28.70 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      61 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      224.88, 39.38 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      142.57, -5.86 [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 286.83,14.79 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.