[vsnet-grb 186972] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 10 Oct 12 18:53:37 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: 308.894d
SLEW_TIME:       68040.00 SOD {18:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16210 TJD;   284 DOY;   12/10/10
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         46266,   Seg_Num: 38
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       196.48d {+13h 05m 55s}   -7.01d {-07d 00' 33"}
SUN_DIST:        116.55 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      137.22d {+09h 08m 53s}  +11.05d {+11d 03' 13"}
MOON_DIST:       112.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
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 260.42,17.00 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.