[vsnet-grb 186884] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 09 Oct 12 12:40:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.688d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.719d {+55d 43' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 309.286d
SLEW_TIME:       45660.00 SOD {12:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16209 TJD;   283 DOY;   12/10/09
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [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:       195.32d {+13h 01m 17s}   -6.53d {-06d 31' 59"}
SUN_DIST:        116.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      121.42d {+08h 05m 40s}  +15.52d {+15d 31' 01"}
MOON_DIST:       106.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
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 94.32,11.17 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.