[vsnet-grb 183890] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 31 Aug 12 13:52:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    41.604d {+02h 46m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -30.275d {-30d 16' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  88.863d
SLEW_TIME:       49980.00 SOD {13:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16170 TJD;   244 DOY;   12/08/31
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1097 
TGT_NUM:         45597,   Seg_Num: 17
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       160.18d {+10h 40m 43s}   +8.36d {+08d 21' 43"}
SUN_DIST:        118.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      338.20d {+22h 32m 47s}   -3.85d {-03d 50' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        65.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      226.92,-64.66 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       26.75,-43.68 [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 120.79,-18.88 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.