[vsnet-grb 187831] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 21 Oct 12 20:59:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   271.937d {+18h 07m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -21.394d {-21d 23' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 260.693d
SLEW_TIME:       75600.00 SOD {21:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16221 TJD;   295 DOY;   12/10/21
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1742 
TGT_NUM:         43865,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       206.83d {+13h 47m 19s}  -11.07d {-11d 04' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         63.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      296.52d {+19h 46m 05s}  -16.69d {-16d 41' 06"}
MOON_DIST:        23.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      47 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        9.03, -0.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      271.80,  2.03 [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 248.23,5.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.28) 8.35 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.