[vsnet-grb 186104] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Sep 12 05:14:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   273.763d {+18h 15m 03s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -18.848d {-18d 50' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 258.787d
SLEW_TIME:       18900.00 SOD {05:15:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16199 TJD;   273 DOY;   12/09/29
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1820 
TGT_NUM:         43943,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       185.94d {+12h 23m 45s}   -2.57d {-02d 34' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         87.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      354.29d {+23h 37m 09s}   +2.38d {+02d 23' 06"}
MOON_DIST:        81.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       12.09, -0.81 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      273.57,  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 103.34,-12.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.