[vsnet-grb 185834] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Sep 12 13:08:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   272.990d {+18h 11m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -18.451d {-18d 27' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 263.632d
SLEW_TIME:       47340.00 SOD {13:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16195 TJD;   269 DOY;   12/09/25
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1817 
TGT_NUM:         43940,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       182.63d {+12h 10m 31s}   -1.14d {-01d 08' 19"}
SUN_DIST:         90.16 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      308.86d {+20h 35m 25s}  -13.66d {-13d 39' 32"}
MOON_DIST:        34.56 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       12.09,  0.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      272.85,  4.96 [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 8.84,-13.63 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.