[vsnet-grb 188332] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 28 Oct 12 03:50:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   272.486d {+18h 09m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -21.042d {-21d 02' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 260.852d
SLEW_TIME:       13860.00 SOD {03:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16228 TJD;   302 DOY;   12/10/28
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1757 
TGT_NUM:         43880,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       212.84d {+14h 11m 22s}  -13.23d {-13d 13' 50"}
SUN_DIST:         57.40 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       14.02d {+00h 56m 05s}   +9.59d {+09d 35' 41"}
MOON_DIST:       103.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        9.59, -0.81 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      272.32,  2.38 [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 167.89,-17.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.