[vsnet-grb 172045] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 03 Apr 12 08:28:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    73.730d {+04h 54m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -70.469d {-70d 28' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 308.192d
SLEW_TIME:       30540.00 SOD {08:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16020 TJD;    94 DOY;   12/04/03
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Nova LMC 2012 
TGT_NUM:         32326,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        12.88d {+00h 51m 30s}   +5.52d {+05d 31' 02"}
SUN_DIST:         85.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      147.41d {+09h 49m 38s}   +7.81d {+07d 48' 28"}
MOON_DIST:        92.01 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      84 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      282.03,-35.07 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      319.34,-82.91 [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 9.77,-16.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.