[vsnet-grb 187096] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 11 Oct 12 20:38:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.688d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.720d {+55d 43' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 305.704d
SLEW_TIME:       74340.00 SOD {20:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16211 TJD;   285 DOY;   12/10/11
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         46266,   Seg_Num: 39
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       197.47d {+13h 09m 52s}   -7.41d {-07d 24' 46"}
SUN_DIST:        116.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      150.78d {+10h 03m 06s}   +6.44d {+06d 26' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       117.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      17 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.09,  2.43 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        3.73, 62.58 [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 256.01,20.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.