[vsnet-grb 172549] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 09 Apr 12 19:59:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   345.484d {+23h 01m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -55.160d {-55d 09' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  43.357d
SLEW_TIME:       72000.00 SOD {20:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16026 TJD;   100 DOY;   12/04/09
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J2301.8-5508 
TGT_NUM:         91349,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:        18.81d {+01h 15m 14s}   +7.96d {+07d 57' 19"}
SUN_DIST:         68.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      240.73d {+16h 02m 56s}  -21.14d {-21d 08' 33"}
MOON_DIST:        80.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      330.69,-55.66 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      320.38,-44.11 [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 171.50,-8.98 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.