[vsnet-grb 173141] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 17 Apr 12 00:11:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    73.730d {+04h 54m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -70.469d {-70d 28' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 306.161d
SLEW_TIME:       720.00 SOD {00:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16034 TJD;   108 DOY;   12/04/17
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Nova LMC 2012 
TGT_NUM:         32326,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        25.43d {+01h 41m 43s}  +10.54d {+10d 32' 41"}
SUN_DIST:         87.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      339.10d {+22h 36m 25s}   -3.21d {-03d 12' 29"}
MOON_DIST:        88.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      17 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      282.03,-35.07 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      319.34,-82.91 [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 227.02,10.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.