[vsnet-grb 183337] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 Aug 12 21:19:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   268.133d {+17h 52m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -25.801d {-25d 48' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 260.354d
SLEW_TIME:       76800.00 SOD {21:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16162 TJD;   236 DOY;   12/08/23
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1599 
TGT_NUM:         43722,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       153.16d {+10h 12m 40s}  +11.07d {+11d 04' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        117.34 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      229.47d {+15h 17m 54s}  -19.04d {-19d 02' 15"}
MOON_DIST:        36.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      42 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        3.48,  0.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      268.32, -2.37 [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 348.93,5.60 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.