[vsnet-grb 186423] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 03 Oct 12 05:34:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   273.388d {+18h 13m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -18.339d {-18d 20' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 261.440d
SLEW_TIME:       20100.00 SOD {05:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16203 TJD;   277 DOY;   12/10/03
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1825 
TGT_NUM:         43948,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       189.57d {+12h 38m 17s}   -4.12d {-04d 07' 20"}
SUN_DIST:         83.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       42.34d {+02h 49m 21s}  +17.28d {+17d 17' 04"}
MOON_DIST:       131.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      91 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       12.37, -0.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      273.23,  5.06 [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 119.01,6.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.