[vsnet-grb 185451] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 Sep 12 10:08:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   266.209d {+17h 44m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -25.987d {-25d 59' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 267.940d
SLEW_TIME:       36540.00 SOD {10:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16190 TJD;   264 DOY;   12/09/20
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        VVV J1744.9-2559 
TGT_NUM:         32396,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       178.02d {+11h 52m 06s}   +0.86d {+00d 51' 21"}
SUN_DIST:         88.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      233.69d {+15h 34m 44s}  -19.54d {-19d 32' 33"}
MOON_DIST:        30.77 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      24 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        2.43,  1.69 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.59, -2.59 [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 158.97,8.62 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.