[vsnet-grb 183848] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 30 Aug 12 20:57:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   146.697d {+09h 46m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.976d {+55d 58' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 172.529d
SLEW_TIME:       75480.00 SOD {20:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16169 TJD;   243 DOY;   12/08/30
OBS_TIME:        1500.00 [sec]   (=25.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        sbs0943+561 
TGT_NUM:         40769,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       159.54d {+10h 38m 10s}   +8.62d {+08d 36' 59"}
SUN_DIST:         48.34 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      329.41d {+21h 57m 38s}   -7.11d {-07d 06' 47"}
MOON_DIST:       131.16 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      158.67, 46.29 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      127.41, 39.66 [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 177.13,14.25 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.