[vsnet-grb 186265] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 01 Oct 12 12:13:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   335.783d {+22h 23m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.948d {-28d 56' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 216.000d
SLEW_TIME:       44040.00 SOD {12:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16201 TJD;   275 DOY;   12/10/01
OBS_TIME:        240.00 [sec]   (=4.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2009ip 
TGT_NUM:         31486,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       188.01d {+12h 32m 02s}   -3.46d {-03d 27' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        135.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       21.47d {+01h 25m 53s}  +11.91d {+11d 54' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        59.95 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       20.90,-57.36 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      326.82,-17.54 [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 98.51,20.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.