[vsnet-grb 186053] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 28 Sep 12 11:46:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   273.248d {+18h 12m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -18.584d {-18d 35' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 262.108d
SLEW_TIME:       42420.00 SOD {11:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16198 TJD;   272 DOY;   12/09/28
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1818 
TGT_NUM:         43941,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       185.28d {+12h 21m 07s}   -2.28d {-02d 17' 03"}
SUN_DIST:         87.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      345.62d {+23h 02m 29s}   -0.92d {-00d 55' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        72.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       12.09, -0.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      273.09,  4.82 [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 11.16,-12.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.