[vsnet-grb 183688] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 28 Aug 12 15:23:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    10.698d {+00h 42m 48s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +41.248d {+41d 14' 55"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  33.246d
SLEW_TIME:       55440.00 SOD {15:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16167 TJD;   241 DOY;   12/08/28
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        M31_1 
TGT_NUM:         35336,   Seg_Num: 66
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       157.51d {+10h 30m 03s}   +9.41d {+09d 24' 54"}
SUN_DIST:        120.72 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      299.89d {+19h 59m 33s}  -16.18d {-16d 10' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        87.07 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      90 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.18,-21.59 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       27.85, 33.33 [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 116.91,-18.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.