[vsnet-grb 183400] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Aug 12 15:06:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   261.143d {+17h 24m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -34.817d {-34d 49' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 266.124d
SLEW_TIME:       54420.00 SOD {15:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16163 TJD;   237 DOY;   12/08/24
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1325 
TGT_NUM:         43448,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       153.84d {+10h 15m 23s}  +10.82d {+10d 49' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        110.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      240.54d {+16h 02m 10s}  -20.50d {-20d 30' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        23.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      51 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      352.64,  0.57 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      262.59,-11.61 [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 111.15,-7.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.16) 9.29 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.