[vsnet-grb 188148] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 25 Oct 12 19:22:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   250.052d {+16h 40m 13s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +22.421d {+22d 25' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 223.671d
SLEW_TIME:       69780.00 SOD {19:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16225 TJD;   299 DOY;   12/10/25
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1640+2224 
TGT_NUM:         40404,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       210.58d {+14h 02m 19s}  -12.44d {-12d 26' 10"}
SUN_DIST:         52.16 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      346.48d {+23h 05m 55s}   -0.44d {-00d 26' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        95.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       41.07, 38.29 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      243.96, 44.07 [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 221.89,12.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.