[vsnet-grb 185904] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 26 Sep 12 10:32:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   335.764d {+22h 23m 03s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.931d {-28d 55' 52"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 229.254d
SLEW_TIME:       37980.00 SOD {10:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16196 TJD;   270 DOY;   12/09/26
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2009ip 
TGT_NUM:         31486,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8767=0x223F
SUN_POSTN:       183.43d {+12h 13m 44s}   -1.49d {-01d 29' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        139.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      320.42d {+21h 21m 42s}  -10.09d {-10d 05' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        23.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      86 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       20.93,-57.34 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      326.81,-17.51 [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 168.75,20.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.