[vsnet-grb 187550] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Oct 12 22:22:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   288.864d {+19h 15m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.175d {-24d 10' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 260.289d
SLEW_TIME:       80580.00 SOD {22:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16217 TJD;   291 DOY;   12/10/17
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        HD 179949 
TGT_NUM:         36405,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       203.11d {+13h 32m 27s}   -9.66d {-09d 39' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         82.40 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      236.24d {+15h 44m 58s}  -19.76d {-19d 45' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        48.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       13.45,-15.76 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      287.16, -1.85 [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 227.84,15.28 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.25) 1.38 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.