[vsnet-grb 173789] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 25 Apr 12 03:10:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   265.773d {+17h 43m 06s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -36.349d {-36d 20' 57"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 110.818d
SLEW_TIME:       11460.00 SOD {03:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16042 TJD;   116 DOY;   12/04/25
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTE J1743-363 
TGT_NUM:         37884,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        33.03d {+02h 12m 07s}  +13.29d {+13d 17' 41"}
SUN_DIST:        127.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       75.69d {+05h 02m 45s}  +21.69d {+21d 41' 34"}
MOON_DIST:       162.82 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      353.40, -3.42 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.51,-12.96 [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 8.76,13.70 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.