[vsnet-grb 188799] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 03 Nov 12 05:38:34 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:       20340.00 SOD {05:39:00.00} 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:       218.78d {+14h 35m 06s}  -15.19d {-15d 11' 22"}
SUN_DIST:        105.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       88.95d {+05h 55m 49s}  +20.51d {+20d 30' 45"}
MOON_DIST:       119.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      84 [%]
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 115.01,-20.11 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.