[vsnet-grb 173904] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 26 Apr 12 14:24:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   295.917d {+19h 43m 40s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +2.463d {+02d 27' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  84.359d
SLEW_TIME:       51900.00 SOD {14:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16043 TJD;   117 DOY;   12/04/26
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J1943.4+0228 
TGT_NUM:         32437,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        34.42d {+02h 17m 40s}  +13.77d {+13d 46' 03"}
SUN_DIST:         97.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       94.55d {+06h 18m 11s}  +20.76d {+20d 45' 39"}
MOON_DIST:       148.61 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      23 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       41.19,-10.45 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      298.41, 23.38 [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 187.91,13.53 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.