[vsnet-grb 186862] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 09 Oct 12 06:08:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.688d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.719d {+55d 43' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 308.053d
SLEW_TIME:       22140.00 SOD {06:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16209 TJD;   283 DOY;   12/10/09
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         46266,   Seg_Num: 37
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       195.07d {+13h 00m 17s}   -6.43d {-06d 25' 48"}
SUN_DIST:        116.73 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      118.00d {+07h 52m 01s}  +16.32d {+16d 19' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       104.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      41 [%]
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 167.56,17.74 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.