[vsnet-grb 183438] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Aug 12 03:26:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   281.577d {+18h 46m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -2.977d {-02d 58' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 276.633d
SLEW_TIME:       12420.00 SOD {03:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16164 TJD;   238 DOY;   12/08/25
OBS_TIME:        1680.00 [sec]   (=28.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1846-0258 
TGT_NUM:         32031,   Seg_Num: 24
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       154.32d {+10h 17m 16s}  +10.64d {+10d 38' 27"}
SUN_DIST:        127.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      248.31d {+16h 33m 14s}  -21.11d {-21d 06' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        37.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      57 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       29.70, -0.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      282.31, 19.97 [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 177.41,20.53 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.