[vsnet-grb 186355] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 02 Oct 12 10:39:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   273.318d {+18h 13m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -16.720d {-16d 43' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 259.664d
SLEW_TIME:       38400.00 SOD {10:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16202 TJD;   276 DOY;   12/10/02
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1857 
TGT_NUM:         43980,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       188.86d {+12h 35m 26s}   -3.82d {-03d 49' 04"}
SUN_DIST:         83.78 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       32.72d {+02h 10m 54s}  +15.07d {+15d 04' 25"}
MOON_DIST:       121.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       13.76,  0.58 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      273.20,  6.68 [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 116.79,20.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.