[vsnet-grb 175969] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 23 May 12 16:04:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   281.446d {+18h 45m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +57.239d {+57d 14' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  31.148d
SLEW_TIME:       57900.00 SOD {16:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16070 TJD;   144 DOY;   12/05/23
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        TXS 1844+572 
TGT_NUM:         46546,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        60.87d {+04h 03m 28s}  +20.74d {+20d 44' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         94.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       92.47d {+06h 09m 53s}  +20.99d {+20d 59' 20"}
MOON_DIST:       101.39 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       86.85, 23.29 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      305.22, 79.27 [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 147.59,-17.63 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.