[vsnet-grb 186792] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 08 Oct 12 05:58:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.690d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.717d {+55d 43' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 313.038d
SLEW_TIME:       21540.00 SOD {05:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16208 TJD;   282 DOY;   12/10/08
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [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:       194.15d {+12h 56m 35s}   -6.05d {-06d 02' 49"}
SUN_DIST:        116.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      105.33d {+07h 01m 20s}  +18.78d {+18d 46' 32"}
MOON_DIST:        98.34 [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 141.98,20.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.