[vsnet-grb 187167] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 12 Oct 12 17:34:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   324.688d {+21h 38m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +55.719d {+55d 43' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 306.712d
SLEW_TIME:       63300.00 SOD {17:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16212 TJD;   286 DOY;   12/10/12
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [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:       198.27d {+13h 13m 05s}   -7.74d {-07d 44' 22"}
SUN_DIST:        116.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      161.95d {+10h 47m 47s}   +2.28d {+02d 16' 43"}
MOON_DIST:       120.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      10 [%]
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 4.01,8.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.