[vsnet-grb 181839] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 05 Aug 12 11:53:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   266.376d {+17h 45m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.976d {-28d 58' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 253.730d
SLEW_TIME:       42840.00 SOD {11:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16144 TJD;   218 DOY;   12/08/05
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GALACTIC CENTER 
TGT_NUM:         91408,   Seg_Num: 40
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       135.92d {+09h 03m 42s}  +16.78d {+16d 46' 52"}
SUN_DIST:        133.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      353.77d {+23h 35m 05s}   +2.32d {+02d 19' 25"}
MOON_DIST:        88.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      359.95,  0.00 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.82, -5.58 [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 17.92,-20.40 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.