[vsnet-grb 183664] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 28 Aug 12 07:11:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   265.106d {+17h 40m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -27.579d {-27d 34' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 263.020d
SLEW_TIME:       25920.00 SOD {07:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16167 TJD;   241 DOY;   12/08/28
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        VVV J1740.5-2735 
TGT_NUM:         32369,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       157.20d {+10h 28m 48s}   +9.54d {+09d 32' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        110.39 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      295.11d {+19h 40m 26s}  -17.27d {-17d 16' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        29.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        0.55,  1.69 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      265.65, -4.21 [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 198.84,-6.38 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.