[vsnet-grb 186348] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 02 Oct 12 08:25:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   127.742d {+08h 30m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +24.187d {+24d 11' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  98.978d
SLEW_TIME:       30360.00 SOD {08:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16202 TJD;   276 DOY;   12/10/02
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        OJ 248 
TGT_NUM:         32573,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8421=0x20E5
SUN_POSTN:       188.77d {+12h 35m 05s}   -3.78d {-03d 46' 54"}
SUN_DIST:         65.38 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       31.60d {+02h 06m 24s}  +14.78d {+14d 47' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        89.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      200.03, 31.90 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      124.10,  5.10 [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 12.71,-16.75 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.75) 9.77 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.