[vsnet-grb 186687] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 06 Oct 12 22:04:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   273.480d {+18h 13m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -15.855d {-15d 51' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 258.420d
SLEW_TIME:       79500.00 SOD {22:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16206 TJD;   280 DOY;   12/10/06
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1877 
TGT_NUM:         44100,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       192.93d {+12h 51m 43s}   -5.54d {-05d 32' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         79.60 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       88.55d {+05h 54m 11s}  +20.64d {+20d 38' 13"}
MOON_DIST:       173.18 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      63 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       14.59,  0.86 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      273.38,  7.54 [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 258.75,19.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.