[vsnet-grb 186373] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 02 Oct 12 16:05:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   127.742d {+08h 30m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +24.186d {+24d 11' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  96.470d
SLEW_TIME:       57960.00 SOD {16:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16202 TJD;   276 DOY;   12/10/02
OBS_TIME:        1560.00 [sec]   (=26.0 [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:       189.06d {+12h 36m 15s}   -3.91d {-03d 54' 19"}
SUN_DIST:         65.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       35.48d {+02h 21m 54s}  +15.76d {+15d 45' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        85.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
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 175.32,-15.19 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.75) 9.72 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.