[vsnet-grb 186472] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 03 Oct 12 23:26:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   273.457d {+18h 13m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -16.476d {-16d 28' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 260.228d
SLEW_TIME:       84420.00 SOD {23:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16203 TJD;   277 DOY;   12/10/03
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1864 
TGT_NUM:         43987,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       190.25d {+12h 41m 00s}   -4.41d {-04d 24' 34"}
SUN_DIST:         82.43 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       51.53d {+03h 26m 07s}  +18.93d {+18d 55' 57"}
MOON_DIST:       139.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       14.04,  0.58 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      273.34,  6.92 [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 255.92,19.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.