[vsnet-grb 183665] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 28 Aug 12 07:20:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   265.201d {+17h 40m 48s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.077d {-28d 04' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 272.660d
SLEW_TIME:       26460.00 SOD {07:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16167 TJD;   241 DOY;   12/08/28
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        VVV J1740.9-2805 
TGT_NUM:         32370,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       157.21d {+10h 28m 49s}   +9.53d {+09d 32' 02"}
SUN_DIST:        110.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      295.19d {+19h 40m 46s}  -17.25d {-17d 14' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        29.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        0.17,  1.35 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      265.75, -4.71 [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 228.65,-15.92 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.