[vsnet-grb 183805] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 30 Aug 12 07:29:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.700d {+21h 38m 48s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.711d {+55d 42' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 342.504d
SLEW_TIME:       27000.00 SOD {07:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16169 TJD;   243 DOY;   12/08/30
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         46266,   Seg_Num: 20
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       159.03d {+10h 36m 07s}   +8.82d {+08d 49' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        114.34 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      322.25d {+21h 29m 00s}   -9.63d {-09d 37' 39"}
MOON_DIST:        65.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.09,  2.42 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        3.73, 62.56 [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 235.95,-19.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.