[vsnet-grb 187588] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Oct 12 09:41:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   271.156d {+18h 04m 38s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -20.987d {-20d 59' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 261.769d
SLEW_TIME:       34920.00 SOD {09:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16218 TJD;   292 DOY;   12/10/18
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1739 
TGT_NUM:         43862,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       203.56d {+13h 34m 13s}   -9.83d {-09d 49' 41"}
SUN_DIST:         65.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      243.69d {+16h 14m 45s}  -20.54d {-20d 32' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        25.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        9.03,  0.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      271.08,  2.45 [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 78.89,8.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.