[vsnet-grb 182875] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 17 Aug 12 11:31:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   259.784d {+17h 19m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -36.415d {-36d 24' 52"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 259.710d
SLEW_TIME:       41520.00 SOD {11:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16156 TJD;   230 DOY;   12/08/17
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1276 
TGT_NUM:         43399,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       147.24d {+09h 48m 58s}  +13.20d {+13d 12' 05"}
SUN_DIST:        116.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      143.45d {+09h 33m 48s}   +9.28d {+09d 16' 60"}
MOON_DIST:       116.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      350.70,  0.57 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      261.57,-13.27 [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 171.08,10.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.