[vsnet-grb 187986] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 23 Oct 12 19:22:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   275.231d {+18h 20m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -13.295d {-13d 17' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 254.379d
SLEW_TIME:       69780.00 SOD {19:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16223 TJD;   297 DOY;   12/10/23
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1955 
TGT_NUM:         44178,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       208.67d {+13h 54m 40s}  -11.75d {-11d 44' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         64.98 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      322.21d {+21h 28m 51s}   -9.34d {-09d 20' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        46.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      68 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       17.65,  0.58 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      275.17, 10.05 [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 246.01,9.76 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.