[vsnet-grb 173846] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 25 Apr 12 21:05:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     2.498d {+00h 09m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.985d {-24d 59' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  29.670d
SLEW_TIME:       75960.00 SOD {21:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16042 TJD;   116 DOY;   12/04/25
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 0024 
TGT_NUM:         45594,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        33.73d {+02h 14m 56s}  +13.54d {+13d 32' 10"}
SUN_DIST:         48.96 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       85.27d {+05h 41m 04s}  +21.49d {+21d 29' 15"}
MOON_DIST:        92.63 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      18 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       43.58,-80.45 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      351.72,-23.78 [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 163.79,19.30 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.