[vsnet-grb 186659] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 06 Oct 12 13:55:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   270.161d {+18h 00m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.299d {-24d 17' 55"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 261.838d
SLEW_TIME:       50160.00 SOD {13:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16206 TJD;   280 DOY;   12/10/06
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1658 
TGT_NUM:         43781,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       192.62d {+12h 50m 29s}   -5.41d {-05d 24' 35"}
SUN_DIST:         76.61 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       84.24d {+05h 36m 59s}  +20.85d {+20d 51' 04"}
MOON_DIST:       173.39 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      66 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        5.70, -0.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      270.15, -0.86 [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 30.44,20.24 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.