[vsnet-grb 185970] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 28 Sep 12 05:25:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   273.505d {+18h 14m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -18.716d {-18d 42' 55"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 259.796d
SLEW_TIME:       19560.00 SOD {05:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16198 TJD;   272 DOY;   12/09/28
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1819 
TGT_NUM:         43942,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       185.04d {+12h 20m 10s}   -2.18d {-02d 10' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         88.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      342.45d {+22h 49m 48s}   -2.13d {-02d 08' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        69.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       12.09, -0.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      273.33,  4.68 [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 152.36,3.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.