[vsnet-grb 179070] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 02 Jul 12 11:40:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   286.580d {+19h 06m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +8.387d {+08d 23' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  19.915d
SLEW_TIME:       42060.00 SOD {11:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16110 TJD;   184 DOY;   12/07/02
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_2571 
TGT_NUM:         44794,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       101.94d {+06h 47m 47s}  +22.98d {+22d 58' 58"}
SUN_DIST:        148.26 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      262.67d {+17h 30m 41s}  -21.53d {-21d 32' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        38.13 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       42.09,  0.54 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      289.17, 30.73 [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 108.72,20.57 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.09) 9.48 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.