[vsnet-grb 183529] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 26 Aug 12 09:47:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.037d {+12h 56m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.886d {+56d 53' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 240.247d
SLEW_TIME:       35280.00 SOD {09:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16165 TJD;   239 DOY;   12/08/26
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       155.47d {+10h 21m 54s}  +10.20d {+10d 12' 05"}
SUN_DIST:         55.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      267.44d {+17h 49m 46s}  -21.07d {-21d 04' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        98.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      71 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.64, 60.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      158.24, 55.20 [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 52.94,20.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.