[vsnet-grb 183411] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Aug 12 18:07:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   268.822d {+17h 55m 17s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -25.843d {-25d 50' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 258.406d
SLEW_TIME:       65280.00 SOD {18:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16163 TJD;   237 DOY;   12/08/24
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1608 
TGT_NUM:         43731,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       153.96d {+10h 15m 50s}  +10.77d {+10d 46' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        117.13 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      242.43d {+16h 09m 44s}  -20.68d {-20d 41' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        24.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      52 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        3.76, -0.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      268.94, -2.41 [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 25.65,7.18 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.