[vsnet-grb 187511] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Oct 12 10:24:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   110.128d {+07h 20m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -31.425d {-31d 25' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 101.700d
SLEW_TIME:       37500.00 SOD {10:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16217 TJD;   291 DOY;   12/10/17
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [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:       202.65d {+13h 30m 35s}   -9.48d {-09d 28' 33"}
SUN_DIST:         87.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      228.44d {+15h 13m 46s}  -18.59d {-18d 35' 36"}
MOON_DIST:       102.45 [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 240.74,-12.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.