[vsnet-grb 186887] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 09 Oct 12 14:10:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   271.385d {+18h 05m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -21.743d {-21d 44' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 259.314d
SLEW_TIME:       51060.00 SOD {14:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16209 TJD;   283 DOY;   12/10/09
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1727 
TGT_NUM:         43850,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       195.38d {+13h 01m 31s}   -6.56d {-06d 33' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         74.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      122.20d {+08h 08m 49s}  +15.32d {+15d 19' 20"}
MOON_DIST:       150.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        8.48, -0.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      271.29,  1.69 [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 50.57,16.55 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.