[vsnet-grb 186503] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 04 Oct 12 10:30:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   273.850d {+18h 15m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -16.364d {-16d 21' 50"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 258.580d
SLEW_TIME:       37860.00 SOD {10:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16204 TJD;   278 DOY;   12/10/04
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1872 
TGT_NUM:         43995,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       190.67d {+12h 42m 40s}   -4.59d {-04d 35' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         82.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       57.27d {+03h 49m 04s}  +19.72d {+19d 43' 11"}
MOON_DIST:       144.95 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      84 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       14.31,  0.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      273.72,  7.03 [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 59.86,13.85 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.