[vsnet-grb 186264] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 01 Oct 12 11:43:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   260.733d {+17h 22m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -36.001d {-36d 00' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 272.784d
SLEW_TIME:       42240.00 SOD {11:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16201 TJD;   275 DOY;   12/10/01
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PBCJ1723.0-3559 
TGT_NUM:         48002,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           51.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       187.99d {+12h 31m 58s}   -3.45d {-03d 26' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         74.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       21.22d {+01h 24m 52s}  +11.83d {+11d 49' 51"}
MOON_DIST:       121.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      351.47,  0.18 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      262.32,-12.81 [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 355.07,-10.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.47) 6.53 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.