[vsnet-grb 187568] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Oct 12 03:22:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   335.861d {+22h 23m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -29.027d {-29d 01' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 236.960d
SLEW_TIME:       12180.00 SOD {03:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16218 TJD;   292 DOY;   12/10/18
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2009ip 
TGT_NUM:         32579,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4655=0x122F
SUN_POSTN:       203.31d {+13h 33m 14s}   -9.73d {-09d 43' 58"}
SUN_DIST:        120.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      239.52d {+15h 58m 05s}  -20.14d {-20d 08' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        85.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      10 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       20.77,-57.43 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      326.85,-17.63 [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 193.40,1.66 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.