[vsnet-grb 186644] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 06 Oct 12 08:52:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   281.577d {+18h 46m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -2.970d {-02d 58' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 259.204d
SLEW_TIME:       31980.00 SOD {08:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16206 TJD;   280 DOY;   12/10/06
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1846-0258 
TGT_NUM:         32031,   Seg_Num: 27
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       192.43d {+12h 49m 43s}   -5.33d {-05d 19' 45"}
SUN_DIST:         89.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       81.58d {+05h 26m 20s}  +20.93d {+20d 55' 46"}
MOON_DIST:       153.39 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      68 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       29.70, -0.21 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      282.31, 19.98 [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 11.18,-7.30 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.