[vsnet-grb 175999] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 24 May 12 03:48:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    44.889d {+02h 59m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.404d {-24d 24' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  28.517d
SLEW_TIME:       13740.00 SOD {03:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16071 TJD;   145 DOY;   12/05/24
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IRAS 02572-2434 
TGT_NUM:         45929,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        61.36d {+04h 05m 26s}  +20.83d {+20d 49' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         47.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       98.76d {+06h 35m 03s}  +20.27d {+20d 16' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        68.74 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      214.79,-61.10 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       33.39,-39.40 [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 87.57,-0.86 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.