[vsnet-grb 173168] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 17 Apr 12 09:59:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   150.342d {+10h 01m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +36.655d {+36d 39' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 306.116d
SLEW_TIME:       36000.00 SOD {10:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16034 TJD;   108 DOY;   12/04/17
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2012ak 
TGT_NUM:         32292,   Seg_Num: 15
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8767=0x223F
SUN_POSTN:        25.81d {+01h 43m 14s}  +10.69d {+10d 41' 17"}
SUN_DIST:        109.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      343.78d {+22h 55m 06s}   -1.36d {-01d 21' 33"}
MOON_DIST:       142.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      187.17, 52.99 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      139.20, 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 117.20,-3.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.