[vsnet-grb 187622] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Oct 12 21:26:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     8.219d {+00h 32m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -74.316d {-74d 18' 57"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 205.214d
SLEW_TIME:       77220.00 SOD {21:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16218 TJD;   292 DOY;   12/10/18
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        nova SMC 2012 
TGT_NUM:         32582,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       204.02d {+13h 36m 04s}  -10.01d {-10d 00' 19"}
SUN_DIST:         95.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      251.43d {+16h 45m 44s}  -21.01d {-21d 00' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        76.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.64,-42.75 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      307.59,-63.99 [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 16.45,-20.53 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.