[vsnet-grb 183624] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 27 Aug 12 18:21:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   345.291d {+23h 01m 10s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +58.855d {+58d 51' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  14.842d
SLEW_TIME:       66120.00 SOD {18:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16166 TJD;   240 DOY;   12/08/27
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1E 2259+589 
TGT_NUM:         32035,   Seg_Num: 37
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       156.71d {+10h 26m 51s}   +9.73d {+09d 43' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        110.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      287.48d {+19h 09m 54s}  -18.75d {-18d 44' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        90.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      83 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      109.08, -1.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       23.73, 56.87 [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 32.91,-5.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.