[vsnet-grb 174034] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 28 Apr 12 10:58:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   263.375d {+17h 33m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -33.379d {-33d 22' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 112.769d
SLEW_TIME:       39540.00 SOD {10:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16045 TJD;   119 DOY;   12/04/28
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        The Rapid Burster 
TGT_NUM:         31360,   Seg_Num: 31
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        36.18d {+02h 24m 42s}  +14.35d {+14d 21' 13"}
SUN_DIST:        133.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      118.31d {+07h 53m 14s}  +16.60d {+16d 36' 18"}
MOON_DIST:       144.57 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      354.86, -0.17 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      264.39,-10.07 [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 161.61,-8.36 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.