[vsnet-grb 187133] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 12 Oct 12 07:43:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.687d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.721d {+55d 43' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 303.232d
SLEW_TIME:       27840.00 SOD {07:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16212 TJD;   286 DOY;   12/10/12
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2138.8+5544 
TGT_NUM:         46266,   Seg_Num: 40
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       197.89d {+13h 11m 34s}   -7.59d {-07d 35' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        116.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      156.67d {+10h 26m 40s}   +4.27d {+04d 16' 18"}
MOON_DIST:       119.16 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.09,  2.44 [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 99.18,20.24 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.