[vsnet-grb 183533] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 26 Aug 12 11:19:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.039d {+12h 56m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.888d {+56d 53' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 234.037d
SLEW_TIME:       40800.00 SOD {11:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16165 TJD;   239 DOY;   12/08/26
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [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:       155.53d {+10h 22m 08s}  +10.18d {+10d 10' 45"}
SUN_DIST:         55.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      268.40d {+17h 53m 35s}  -21.01d {-21d 00' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        99.28 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      71 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.63, 60.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      158.23, 55.21 [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 10.59,17.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.