[vsnet-grb 187121] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 12 Oct 12 04:39:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   335.765d {+22h 23m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.930d {-28d 55' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 226.508d
SLEW_TIME:       16800.00 SOD {04:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16212 TJD;   286 DOY;   12/10/12
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2009ip 
TGT_NUM:         31486,   Seg_Num: 41
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8767=0x223F
SUN_POSTN:       197.78d {+13h 11m 06s}   -7.54d {-07d 32' 17"}
SUN_DIST:        125.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      155.03d {+10h 20m 08s}   +4.88d {+04d 52' 47"}
MOON_DIST:       156.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       20.93,-57.34 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      326.81,-17.51 [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 167.91,17.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.