[vsnet-grb 176619] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 01 Jun 12 16:31:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   245.157d {+16h 20m 38s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.015d {-50d 00' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 205.582d
SLEW_TIME:       59520.00 SOD {16:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16079 TJD;   153 DOY;   12/06/01
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_844 
TGT_NUM:         42867,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        70.04d {+04h 40m 10s}  +22.17d {+22d 10' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        151.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      209.42d {+13h 57m 41s}  -14.92d {-14d 54' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        45.61 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      333.49,  0.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      252.18,-28.10 [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 117.19,-19.85 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.02) 11.32 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.