[vsnet-grb 173632] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 23 Apr 12 02:10:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   150.342d {+10h 01m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +36.655d {+36d 39' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 306.727d
SLEW_TIME:       7860.00 SOD {02:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16040 TJD;   114 DOY;   12/04/23
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2012ak 
TGT_NUM:         32292,   Seg_Num: 17
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8767=0x223F
SUN_POSTN:        31.11d {+02h 04m 26s}  +12.62d {+12d 37' 28"}
SUN_DIST:        104.74 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       49.91d {+03h 19m 39s}  +19.49d {+19d 29' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        86.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
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 192.72,-5.08 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.