[vsnet-grb 187567] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Oct 12 03:18:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   335.764d {+22h 23m 03s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.932d {-28d 55' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 232.220d
SLEW_TIME:       11940.00 SOD {03:19:00.00} 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:       203.31d {+13h 33m 13s}   -9.73d {-09d 43' 54"}
SUN_DIST:        120.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      239.48d {+15h 57m 55s}  -20.14d {-20d 08' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        85.78 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      10 [%]
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 180.17,6.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.