[vsnet-grb 188119] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 25 Oct 12 08:29:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   271.822d {+18h 07m 17s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -21.014d {-21d 00' 50"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 256.969d
SLEW_TIME:       30600.00 SOD {08:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16225 TJD;   299 DOY;   12/10/25
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1748 
TGT_NUM:         43871,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       210.14d {+14h 00m 34s}  -12.28d {-12d 16' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         59.58 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      341.10d {+22h 44m 25s}   -2.48d {-02d 28' 56"}
MOON_DIST:        69.61 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      82 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        9.31, -0.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      271.70,  2.41 [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 98.09,-11.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.