[vsnet-grb 186100] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Sep 12 04:01:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   266.005d {+17h 44m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -27.925d {-27d 55' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 264.692d
SLEW_TIME:       14520.00 SOD {04:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16199 TJD;   273 DOY;   12/09/29
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        VVV J1744.1-2756 
TGT_NUM:         32391,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       185.89d {+12h 23m 34s}   -2.55d {-02d 32' 50"}
SUN_DIST:         80.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      353.69d {+23h 34m 45s}   +2.16d {+02d 09' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        88.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        0.68,  0.83 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.46, -4.54 [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 187.21,10.08 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.36) 9.88 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.