[vsnet-grb 186344] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 02 Oct 12 07:28:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   274.340d {+18h 17m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -17.249d {-17d 14' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 258.332d
SLEW_TIME:       26940.00 SOD {07:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16202 TJD;   276 DOY;   12/10/02
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1861 
TGT_NUM:         43984,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       188.74d {+12h 34m 57s}   -3.77d {-03d 46' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         84.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       31.12d {+02h 04m 29s}  +14.66d {+14d 39' 31"}
MOON_DIST:       119.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       13.76, -0.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      274.17,  6.13 [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 170.84,20.50 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.75) 7.85 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.