[vsnet-grb 173230] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 18 Apr 12 05:13:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   185.331d {+12h 21m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +30.154d {+30d 09' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 335.533d
SLEW_TIME:       18840.00 SOD {05:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16035 TJD;   109 DOY;   12/04/18
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1ES1218+304 
TGT_NUM:         30376,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:        26.55d {+01h 46m 13s}  +10.97d {+10d 58' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        134.21 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      352.86d {+23h 31m 27s}   +2.25d {+02d 14' 58"}
MOON_DIST:       145.49 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      186.55, 82.74 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      171.67, 29.53 [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 182.73,-4.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.