[vsnet-grb 186894] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 09 Oct 12 16:30:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    65.020d {+04h 20m 05s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -54.921d {-54d 55' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 131.218d
SLEW_TIME:       59460.00 SOD {16:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16209 TJD;   283 DOY;   12/10/09
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1566 
TGT_NUM:         45604,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       195.47d {+13h 01m 52s}   -6.59d {-06d 35' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        106.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      123.42d {+08h 13m 41s}  +15.02d {+15d 00' 56"}
MOON_DIST:        85.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      37 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.28,-43.39 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       32.13,-73.35 [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 146.05,-20.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.