[vsnet-grb 173044] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Apr 12 20:11:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   261.553d {+17h 26m 13s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -25.856d {-25d 51' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 102.931d
SLEW_TIME:       72720.00 SOD {20:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16032 TJD;   106 DOY;   12/04/15
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Nova Oph 2012 
TGT_NUM:         32332,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:        24.35d {+01h 37m 23s}  +10.13d {+10d 07' 59"}
SUN_DIST:        123.64 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      325.46d {+21h 41m 49s}   -8.41d {-08d 24' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        62.74 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        0.28,  5.29 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      262.40, -2.64 [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 122.73,-8.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.44) 10.87 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.