[vsnet-grb 173981] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 27 Apr 12 16:02:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   261.553d {+17h 26m 13s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -25.854d {-25d 51' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 108.250d
SLEW_TIME:       57780.00 SOD {16:03:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16044 TJD;   118 DOY;   12/04/27
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Nova Oph 2012 
TGT_NUM:         32332,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:        35.43d {+02h 21m 42s}  +14.11d {+14d 06' 22"}
SUN_DIST:        135.16 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      108.24d {+07h 12m 58s}  +18.76d {+18d 45' 28"}
MOON_DIST:       154.53 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      33 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        0.28,  5.29 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      262.40, -2.64 [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 154.81,13.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.44) 10.96 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.