[vsnet-grb 188200] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 26 Oct 12 11:52:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   335.783d {+22h 23m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.948d {-28d 56' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 249.000d
SLEW_TIME:       42780.00 SOD {11:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16226 TJD;   300 DOY;   12/10/26
OBS_TIME:        240.00 [sec]   (=4.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2009ip 
TGT_NUM:         31486,   Seg_Num: 58
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       211.24d {+14h 04m 57s}  -12.67d {-12d 40' 13"}
SUN_DIST:        112.38 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      354.55d {+23h 38m 12s}   +2.63d {+02d 37' 34"}
MOON_DIST:        36.20 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      90 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       20.90,-57.36 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      326.82,-17.54 [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 77.63,-19.77 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.