[vsnet-grb 186340] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 02 Oct 12 06:00:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   335.768d {+22h 23m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.928d {-28d 55' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 218.734d
SLEW_TIME:       21660.00 SOD {06:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16202 TJD;   276 DOY;   12/10/02
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2009ip 
TGT_NUM:         31486,   Seg_Num: 21
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8767=0x223F
SUN_POSTN:       188.68d {+12h 34m 43s}   -3.74d {-03d 44' 34"}
SUN_DIST:        134.72 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       30.38d {+02h 01m 30s}  +14.46d {+14d 27' 44"}
MOON_DIST:        68.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       20.94,-57.34 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      326.81,-17.51 [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 224.58,17.76 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.