[vsnet-grb 186286] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 01 Oct 12 18:16:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   274.320d {+18h 17m 17s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -17.870d {-17d 52' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 258.050d
SLEW_TIME:       65820.00 SOD {18:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16201 TJD;   275 DOY;   12/10/01
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1848 
TGT_NUM:         43971,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       188.24d {+12h 32m 57s}   -3.55d {-03d 33' 13"}
SUN_DIST:         85.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       24.49d {+01h 37m 58s}  +12.81d {+12d 48' 51"}
MOON_DIST:       112.66 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       13.20, -0.81 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      274.13,  5.51 [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 285.88,0.96 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.