[vsnet-grb 185231] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 17 Sep 12 13:13:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   345.277d {+23h 01m 07s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +58.855d {+58d 51' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 343.768d
SLEW_TIME:       47640.00 SOD {13:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16187 TJD;   261 DOY;   12/09/17
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1E 2259+589 
TGT_NUM:         32035,   Seg_Num: 38
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       175.45d {+11h 41m 48s}   +1.97d {+01d 58' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        118.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      191.89d {+12h 47m 34s}   -8.97d {-08d 58' 12"}
MOON_DIST:       126.15 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      109.07, -1.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       23.73, 56.88 [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 125.92,5.38 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.