[vsnet-grb 171848] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 31 Mar 12 23:59:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   281.626d {+18h 46m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -2.980d {-02d 58' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  77.224d
SLEW_TIME:       0.00 SOD {00:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16018 TJD;    92 DOY;   12/04/01
OBS_TIME:        1740.00 [sec]   (=29.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1846-0258 
TGT_NUM:         32031,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        10.73d {+00h 42m 55s}   +4.61d {+04d 36' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         89.19 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      116.50d {+07h 45m 59s}  +17.25d {+17d 14' 51"}
MOON_DIST:       159.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      62 [%]
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 11.56,6.71 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.