[vsnet-grb 172423] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Apr 12 04:43:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   201.377d {+13h 25m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -42.996d {-42d 59' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 156.199d
SLEW_TIME:       17040.00 SOD {04:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16025 TJD;    99 DOY;   12/04/08
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Cen A 
TGT_NUM:         31312,   Seg_Num: 42
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        17.31d {+01h 09m 13s}   +7.35d {+07d 20' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        144.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      215.27d {+14h 21m 04s}  -16.64d {-16d 38' 15"}
MOON_DIST:        28.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      309.53, 19.44 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      217.14,-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 229.27,10.33 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.