[vsnet-grb 183579] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 27 Aug 12 04:38:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   162.536d {+10h 50m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.913d {-59d 54' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   5.443d
SLEW_TIME:       16740.00 SOD {04:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16166 TJD;   240 DOY;   12/08/27
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1E 1048.1-5937 
TGT_NUM:         31220,   Seg_Num: 137
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       156.19d {+10h 24m 46s}   +9.93d {+09d 55' 35"}
SUN_DIST:         70.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      279.14d {+18h 36m 34s}  -20.00d {-19d 59' 44"}
MOON_DIST:        85.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      78 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      288.27, -0.54 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      203.32,-58.62 [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 41.27,-2.65 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.