[vsnet-grb 183493] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Aug 12 20:23:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    12.002d {+00h 48m 00s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +22.355d {+22d 21' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  43.824d
SLEW_TIME:       73440.00 SOD {20:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16164 TJD;   238 DOY;   12/08/25
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IC 1586 
TGT_NUM:         46267,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       154.96d {+10h 19m 51s}  +10.40d {+10d 23' 46"}
SUN_DIST:        130.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      259.01d {+17h 16m 03s}  -21.35d {-21d 21' 10"}
MOON_DIST:       118.52 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.89,-40.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       19.91, 15.81 [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 127.54,-17.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.