[vsnet-grb 192594] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Dec 12 00:11:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   335.760d {+22h 23m 02s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.939d {-28d 56' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 249.077d
SLEW_TIME:       720.00 SOD {00:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16286 TJD;   360 DOY;   12/12/25
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2009ip 
TGT_NUM:         31486,   Seg_Num: 91
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8767=0x223F
SUN_POSTN:       273.92d {+18h 15m 42s}  -23.39d {-23d 23' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         55.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       54.27d {+03h 37m 04s}  +19.36d {+19d 21' 24"}
MOON_DIST:        89.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      90 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       20.92,-57.34 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      326.80,-17.52 [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 181.79,-19.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.