[vsnet-grb 183989] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 01 Sep 12 21:27:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   268.073d {+17h 52m 17s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.802d {-24d 48' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 261.651d
SLEW_TIME:       77280.00 SOD {21:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16171 TJD;   245 DOY;   12/09/01
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1618 
TGT_NUM:         43741,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       161.37d {+10h 45m 29s}   +7.88d {+07d 53' 01"}
SUN_DIST:        108.60 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      354.17d {+23h 36m 41s}   +2.32d {+02d 19' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        87.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        4.31,  0.85 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      268.25, -1.37 [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 258.85,11.40 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.