[vsnet-grb 182763] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 Aug 12 08:03:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   260.330d {+17h 21m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -37.733d {-37d 44' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 259.181d
SLEW_TIME:       29040.00 SOD {08:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16155 TJD;   229 DOY;   12/08/16
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1259 
TGT_NUM:         43382,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       146.17d {+09h 44m 42s}  +13.57d {+13d 34' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        117.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      128.78d {+08h 35m 07s}  +14.00d {+13d 59' 53"}
MOON_DIST:       131.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      349.86, -0.54 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      262.11,-14.56 [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 182.04,20.29 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.