[vsnet-grb 183523] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 26 Aug 12 07:12:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.703d {+21h 38m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.710d {+55d 42' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 348.276d
SLEW_TIME:       25980.00 SOD {07:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16165 TJD;   239 DOY;   12/08/26
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         46266,   Seg_Num: 19
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       155.37d {+10h 21m 30s}  +10.24d {+10d 14' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        113.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      265.82d {+17h 43m 17s}  -21.16d {-21d 09' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        91.61 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      69 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.09,  2.42 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        3.73, 62.56 [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 229.59,-11.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.