[vsnet-grb 188787] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 03 Nov 12 02:26:49 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:       8820.00 SOD {02:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16234 TJD;   308 DOY;   12/11/03
OBS_TIME:        240.00 [sec]   (=4.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2009ip 
TGT_NUM:         31486,   Seg_Num: 64
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       218.64d {+14h 34m 35s}  -15.15d {-15d 08' 53"}
SUN_DIST:        105.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       87.27d {+05h 49m 06s}  +20.62d {+20d 36' 55"}
MOON_DIST:       117.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
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 166.41,-20.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.