[vsnet-grb 186328] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 02 Oct 12 02:30:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   272.645d {+18h 10m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -17.317d {-17d 19' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 258.603d
SLEW_TIME:       9060.00 SOD {02:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16202 TJD;   276 DOY;   12/10/02
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1835 
TGT_NUM:         43958,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       188.55d {+12h 34m 12s}   -3.69d {-03d 41' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         83.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       28.62d {+01h 54m 29s}  +13.99d {+13d 59' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       118.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       12.92,  0.86 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      272.54,  6.10 [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 209.21,16.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.