[vsnet-grb 185820] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Sep 12 08:26:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   272.799d {+18h 11m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -19.934d {-19d 56' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 260.016d
SLEW_TIME:       30420.00 SOD {08:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16195 TJD;   269 DOY;   12/09/25
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1784 
TGT_NUM:         43907,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       182.45d {+12h 09m 49s}   -1.06d {-01d 03' 44"}
SUN_DIST:         90.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      306.25d {+20h 24m 59s}  -14.38d {-14d 23' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        32.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       10.70, -0.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      272.64,  3.48 [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 102.40,-6.96 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.36) 5.58 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.