[vsnet-grb 173948] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 27 Apr 12 04:29:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   231.027d {+15h 24m 07s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -56.890d {-56d 53' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 155.507d
SLEW_TIME:       16200.00 SOD {04:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16044 TJD;   118 DOY;   12/04/27
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_571 
TGT_NUM:         42594,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        34.97d {+02h 19m 53s}  +13.95d {+13d 57' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        135.26 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      102.08d {+06h 48m 18s}  +19.79d {+19d 47' 42"}
MOON_DIST:       127.46 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      28 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      322.66,  0.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      244.58,-36.84 [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 258.72,-11.61 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.