[vsnet-grb 172438] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Apr 12 09:11:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   150.344d {+10h 01m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +36.653d {+36d 39' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 311.993d
SLEW_TIME:       33120.00 SOD {09:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16025 TJD;    99 DOY;   12/04/08
OBS_TIME:        1500.00 [sec]   (=25.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2012ak 
TGT_NUM:         32292,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8767=0x223F
SUN_POSTN:        17.48d {+01h 09m 54s}   +7.42d {+07d 25' 01"}
SUN_DIST:        117.81 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      218.12d {+14h 32m 28s}  -17.33d {-17d 19' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        83.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      187.17, 52.99 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      139.21, 22.94 [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 83.36,19.75 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.