[vsnet-grb 187216] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 13 Oct 12 09:34:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   275.162d {+18h 20m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -15.781d {-15d 46' 50"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 258.949d
SLEW_TIME:       34500.00 SOD {09:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16213 TJD;   287 DOY;   12/10/13
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1903 
TGT_NUM:         44126,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       198.89d {+13h 15m 34s}   -7.99d {-07d 59' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         74.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      170.65d {+11h 22m 36s}   -1.05d {-01d 03' 11"}
MOON_DIST:       103.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       15.42, -0.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      275.01,  7.57 [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 116.55,9.17 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.39) 7.86 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.