[vsnet-grb 185881] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 26 Sep 12 03:36:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   271.766d {+18h 07m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -19.397d {-19d 23' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 261.891d
SLEW_TIME:       13020.00 SOD {03:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16196 TJD;   270 DOY;   12/09/26
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1780 
TGT_NUM:         43903,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       183.17d {+12h 12m 41s}   -1.37d {-01d 22' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         88.40 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      316.73d {+21h 06m 55s}  -11.29d {-11d 17' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        43.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      84 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       10.70,  0.58 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      271.67,  4.03 [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 159.53,-9.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.