[vsnet-grb 183738] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Aug 12 08:28:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   268.977d {+17h 55m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -25.604d {-25d 36' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 262.018d
SLEW_TIME:       30540.00 SOD {08:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16168 TJD;   242 DOY;   12/08/29
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1615 
TGT_NUM:         43738,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       158.16d {+10h 32m 38s}   +9.16d {+09d 09' 42"}
SUN_DIST:        112.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      309.62d {+20h 38m 30s}  -13.60d {-13d 36' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        39.77 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        4.03, -0.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      269.08, -2.17 [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 99.63,16.96 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.