[vsnet-grb 172763] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 12 Apr 12 06:54:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   305.103d {+20h 20m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -55.000d {-55d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  73.305d
SLEW_TIME:       24900.00 SOD {06:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16029 TJD;   103 DOY;   12/04/12
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-103-04 
TGT_NUM:         74505,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        21.06d {+01h 24m 16s}   +8.86d {+08d 51' 21"}
SUN_DIST:         89.21 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      278.54d {+18h 34m 09s}  -20.57d {-20d 34' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        39.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      63 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      343.05,-34.52 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      293.56,-34.40 [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 264.70,-19.50 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.27) 3.24 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.