[vsnet-grb 171842] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 31 Mar 12 22:18:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   201.368d {+13h 25m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -42.994d {-42d 59' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 177.328d
SLEW_TIME:       80340.00 SOD {22:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16017 TJD;    91 DOY;   12/03/31
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Cen A 
TGT_NUM:         31312,   Seg_Num: 38
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        10.67d {+00h 42m 40s}   +4.59d {+04d 35' 12"}
SUN_DIST:        140.34 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      115.57d {+07h 42m 18s}  +17.46d {+17d 27' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        98.97 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      61 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      309.52, 19.44 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      217.13,-31.31 [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 16.56,13.38 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.