[vsnet-grb 186978] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 10 Oct 12 20:29:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.688d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.720d {+55d 43' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 306.392d
SLEW_TIME:       73800.00 SOD {20:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16210 TJD;   284 DOY;   12/10/10
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [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:       196.54d {+13h 06m 09s}   -7.03d {-07d 02' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        116.54 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      138.06d {+09h 12m 15s}  +10.79d {+10d 47' 08"}
MOON_DIST:       113.20 [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 256.29,20.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.