[vsnet-grb 182772] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 Aug 12 11:03:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   266.005d {+17h 44m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -27.924d {-27d 55' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 261.390d
SLEW_TIME:       39840.00 SOD {11:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16155 TJD;   229 DOY;   12/08/16
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        VVV J1744.1-2756 
TGT_NUM:         32391,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       146.29d {+09h 45m 10s}  +13.53d {+13d 31' 40"}
SUN_DIST:        122.54 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      130.39d {+08h 41m 33s}  +13.53d {+13d 31' 38"}
MOON_DIST:       136.52 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        0.68,  0.83 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.46, -4.53 [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 87.58,16.24 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.36) 9.86 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.