[vsnet-grb 185841] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Sep 12 14:59:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   272.900d {+18h 11m 36s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -17.451d {-17d 27' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 260.119d
SLEW_TIME:       54000.00 SOD {15:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16195 TJD;   269 DOY;   12/09/25
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1836 
TGT_NUM:         43959,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       182.70d {+12h 10m 48s}   -1.17d {-01d 10' 07"}
SUN_DIST:         90.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      309.88d {+20h 39m 30s}  -13.37d {-13d 22' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        35.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       12.92,  0.58 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      272.78,  5.96 [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 10.83,-4.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.