[vsnet-grb 187506] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Oct 12 08:50:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   110.128d {+07h 20m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.423d {-31d 25' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 106.652d
SLEW_TIME:       31860.00 SOD {08:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16217 TJD;   291 DOY;   12/10/17
OBS_TIME:        1680.00 [sec]   (=28.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J0720.4-3125 
TGT_NUM:         32036,   Seg_Num: 46
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       202.59d {+13h 30m 21s}   -9.45d {-09d 27' 07"}
SUN_DIST:         87.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      227.44d {+15h 09m 45s}  -18.42d {-18d 25' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       101.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      244.16, -8.14 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      119.09,-52.85 [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 273.82,-9.98 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.