[vsnet-grb 186868] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 09 Oct 12 07:45:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.687d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.720d {+55d 43' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 304.685d
SLEW_TIME:       27960.00 SOD {07:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16209 TJD;   283 DOY;   12/10/09
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [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:       195.13d {+13h 00m 32s}   -6.46d {-06d 27' 19"}
SUN_DIST:        116.72 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      118.84d {+07h 55m 23s}  +16.13d {+16d 07' 48"}
MOON_DIST:       104.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.09,  2.43 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        3.73, 62.58 [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 142.51,17.84 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.