[vsnet-grb 186636] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 06 Oct 12 05:57:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   335.783d {+22h 23m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.948d {-28d 56' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 220.000d
SLEW_TIME:       21480.00 SOD {05:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16206 TJD;   280 DOY;   12/10/06
OBS_TIME:        240.00 [sec]   (=4.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2009ip 
TGT_NUM:         31486,   Seg_Num: 31
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=885=0x375
SUN_POSTN:       192.32d {+12h 49m 16s}   -5.28d {-05d 16' 57"}
SUN_DIST:        131.13 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       80.05d {+05h 20m 11s}  +20.96d {+20d 57' 20"}
MOON_DIST:       111.82 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      69 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       20.90,-57.36 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      326.82,-17.54 [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 162.29,20.54 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.