[vsnet-grb 186477] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 04 Oct 12 00:52:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   274.478d {+18h 17m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -17.006d {-17d 00' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 260.084d
SLEW_TIME:       3180.00 SOD {00:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16204 TJD;   278 DOY;   12/10/04
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1868 
TGT_NUM:         43991,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       190.30d {+12h 41m 13s}   -4.43d {-04d 25' 57"}
SUN_DIST:         83.32 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       52.27d {+03h 29m 04s}  +19.04d {+19d 02' 39"}
MOON_DIST:       139.73 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      86 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       14.04, -0.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      274.31,  6.37 [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 201.07,12.02 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.