[vsnet-grb 171954] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 02 Apr 12 03:16:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   243.198d {+16h 12m 48s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -52.407d {-52d 24' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 129.602d
SLEW_TIME:       11820.00 SOD {03:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16019 TJD;    93 DOY;   12/04/02
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        4U 1608-52 
TGT_NUM:         32322,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        11.77d {+00h 47m 04s}   +5.05d {+05d 03' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        116.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      131.41d {+08h 45m 37s}  +13.24d {+13d 14' 06"}
MOON_DIST:       113.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      73 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      330.95, -0.85 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      251.34,-30.69 [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 12.49,-14.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.