[vsnet-grb 186789] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 08 Oct 12 04:43:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.688d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.719d {+55d 43' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 306.861d
SLEW_TIME:       17040.00 SOD {04:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16208 TJD;   282 DOY;   12/10/08
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         46266,   Seg_Num: 36
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       194.10d {+12h 56m 24s}   -6.03d {-06d 01' 38"}
SUN_DIST:        116.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      104.68d {+06h 58m 43s}  +18.88d {+18d 52' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        98.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      51 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.09,  2.43 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        3.73, 62.57 [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 241.80,5.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.