[vsnet-grb 186481] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 04 Oct 12 02:17:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   269.632d {+17h 58m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.022d {-24d 01' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 261.929d
SLEW_TIME:       8280.00 SOD {02:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16204 TJD;   278 DOY;   12/10/04
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1656 
TGT_NUM:         43779,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       190.36d {+12h 41m 26s}   -4.46d {-04d 27' 19"}
SUN_DIST:         78.58 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       53.01d {+03h 32m 01s}  +19.15d {+19d 09' 11"}
MOON_DIST:       145.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      86 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        5.70,  0.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      269.66, -0.58 [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 141.51,-1.12 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.