[vsnet-grb 176493] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 May 12 03:19:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   255.508d {+17h 02m 02s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +34.174d {+34d 10' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  17.897d
SLEW_TIME:       12000.00 SOD {03:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16078 TJD;   152 DOY;   12/05/31
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Abell 2244 offset12' 
TGT_NUM:         48079,   Seg_Num: 38
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        68.45d {+04h 33m 49s}  +21.96d {+21d 57' 36"}
SUN_DIST:        123.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      187.38d {+12h 29m 31s}   -7.81d {-07d 48' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        76.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      75 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       56.89, 36.47 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      247.96, 56.51 [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 245.00,-8.25 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.