[vsnet-grb 188813] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 03 Nov 12 10:19:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   275.899d {+18h 23m 36s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -12.073d {-12d 04' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 266.455d
SLEW_TIME:       37200.00 SOD {10:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16234 TJD;   308 DOY;   12/11/03
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        swift_gal_survey_1990 
TGT_NUM:         44213,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       218.97d {+14h 35m 52s}  -15.25d {-15d 15' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         55.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       91.41d {+06h 05m 39s}  +20.33d {+20d 19' 56"}
MOON_DIST:       170.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      82 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       19.03,  0.58 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      275.88, 11.25 [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 16.62,-16.32 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.73) 6.76 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.