[vsnet-grb 184506] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 08 Sep 12 02:27:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   255.475d {+17h 01m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +34.194d {+34d 11' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 279.339d
SLEW_TIME:       8880.00 SOD {02:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16178 TJD;   252 DOY;   12/09/08
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Abell 2244 offset12' 
TGT_NUM:         48079,   Seg_Num: 48
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       166.97d {+11h 07m 53s}   +5.58d {+05d 34' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         85.73 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       69.53d {+04h 38m 06s}  +21.01d {+21d 00' 38"}
MOON_DIST:       124.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      54 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       56.91, 36.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      247.91, 56.52 [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 148.82,6.79 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.