[vsnet-grb 187561] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Oct 12 01:42:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   335.765d {+22h 23m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.931d {-28d 55' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 227.967d
SLEW_TIME:       6180.00 SOD {01:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16218 TJD;   292 DOY;   12/10/18
OBS_TIME:        240.00 [sec]   (=4.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2009ip 
TGT_NUM:         31486,   Seg_Num: 51
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       203.24d {+13h 32m 58s}   -9.71d {-09d 42' 28"}
SUN_DIST:        120.26 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      238.43d {+15h 53m 44s}  -20.02d {-20d 01' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        86.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       20.93,-57.34 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      326.81,-17.51 [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 207.41,5.84 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.