[vsnet-grb 186354] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 02 Oct 12 10:30:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   273.203d {+18h 12m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -16.343d {-16d 20' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 260.056d
SLEW_TIME:       37860.00 SOD {10:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16202 TJD;   276 DOY;   12/10/02
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1863 
TGT_NUM:         43986,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       188.85d {+12h 35m 24s}   -3.82d {-03d 48' 55"}
SUN_DIST:         83.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       32.65d {+02h 10m 36s}  +15.05d {+15d 03' 17"}
MOON_DIST:       121.74 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       14.04,  0.86 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      273.10,  7.06 [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 84.86,16.08 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.