[vsnet-grb 181652] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 03 Aug 12 08:32:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   260.734d {+17h 22m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -35.991d {-35d 59' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 251.073d
SLEW_TIME:       30780.00 SOD {08:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16142 TJD;   216 DOY;   12/08/03
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PBCJ1723.0-3559 
TGT_NUM:         48002,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       133.87d {+08h 55m 28s}  +17.36d {+17d 21' 23"}
SUN_DIST:        129.86 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      327.38d {+21h 49m 31s}   -7.85d {-07d 50' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        66.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      351.48,  0.19 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      262.32,-12.80 [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 97.97,-20.17 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.47) 6.11 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.