[vsnet-grb 187134] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 12 Oct 12 07:50:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   335.783d {+22h 23m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.948d {-28d 56' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 243.000d
SLEW_TIME:       28260.00 SOD {07:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16212 TJD;   286 DOY;   12/10/12
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2009ip 
TGT_NUM:         31486,   Seg_Num: 43
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=885=0x375
SUN_POSTN:       197.90d {+13h 11m 35s}   -7.59d {-07d 35' 16"}
SUN_DIST:        125.58 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      156.73d {+10h 26m 54s}   +4.25d {+04d 14' 56"}
MOON_DIST:       155.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       20.90,-57.36 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      326.82,-17.54 [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 125.05,16.37 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.