[vsnet-grb 188084] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 24 Oct 12 21:49:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     2.468d {+00h 09m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.945d {-24d 56' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 224.863d
SLEW_TIME:       78600.00 SOD {21:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16224 TJD;   298 DOY;   12/10/24
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 0024 
TGT_NUM:         45594,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       209.72d {+13h 58m 52s}  -12.13d {-12d 07' 42"}
SUN_DIST:        134.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      335.78d {+22h 23m 08s}   -4.48d {-04d 28' 57"}
MOON_DIST:        32.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      78 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       43.77,-80.41 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      351.71,-23.73 [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 12.02,-12.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.