[vsnet-grb 188238] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 27 Oct 12 00:16:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   276.137d {+18h 24m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -12.819d {-12d 49' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 254.059d
SLEW_TIME:       1020.00 SOD {00:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16227 TJD;   301 DOY;   12/10/27
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1978 
TGT_NUM:         44201,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       211.73d {+14h 06m 56s}  -12.85d {-12d 50' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         62.78 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        0.58d {+00h 02m 19s}   +4.87d {+04d 52' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        85.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      93 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       18.48,  0.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      276.09, 10.49 [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 155.23,7.09 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.