[vsnet-grb 188083] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 24 Oct 12 21:15:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   293.717d {+19h 34m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -40.000d {-40d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 264.113d
SLEW_TIME:       76560.00 SOD {21:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16224 TJD;   298 DOY;   12/10/24
OBS_TIME:        1680.00 [sec]   (=28.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-298-07 
TGT_NUM:         74830,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       209.70d {+13h 58m 47s}  -12.12d {-12d 07' 13"}
SUN_DIST:         77.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      335.50d {+22h 21m 59s}   -4.59d {-04d 35' 23"}
MOON_DIST:        51.46 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      78 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      358.99,-24.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      288.91,-18.11 [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 265.79,-10.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.89) 8.58 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.