[vsnet-grb 184535] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 08 Sep 12 09:43:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    17.630d {+01h 10m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -46.053d {-46d 03' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 146.681d
SLEW_TIME:       35040.00 SOD {09:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16178 TJD;   252 DOY;   12/09/08
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ESO 243-49 
TGT_NUM:         31287,   Seg_Num: 244
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       167.24d {+11h 08m 58s}   +5.47d {+05d 28' 02"}
SUN_DIST:        131.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       73.36d {+04h 53m 25s}  +21.16d {+21d 09' 39"}
MOON_DIST:        83.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      51 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      292.87,-70.70 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      351.95,-48.09 [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 228.81,-2.70 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.