[vsnet-grb 178673] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 26 Jun 12 08:36:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   260.738d {+17h 22m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -35.985d {-35d 59' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 234.623d
SLEW_TIME:       31020.00 SOD {08:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16104 TJD;   178 DOY;   12/06/26
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PBCJ1723.0-3559 
TGT_NUM:         48002,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:        95.60d {+06h 22m 24s}  +23.34d {+23d 20' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        162.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      173.53d {+11h 34m 06s}   -2.53d {-02d 31' 57"}
MOON_DIST:        86.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      41 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      351.49,  0.19 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      262.32,-12.79 [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 271.81,8.71 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.47) 5.91 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.