[vsnet-grb 352003] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 06 Jan 18 03:09:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    11.338d {+00h 45m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +41.909d {+41d 54' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 255.531d
SLEW_TIME:       11400.00 SOD {03:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18124 TJD;     6 DOY;   18/01/06
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        M31N 2008-12a 
TGT_NUM:         10498,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       287.07d {+19h 08m 18s}  -22.51d {-22d 30' 29"}
SUN_DIST:        100.98 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      163.35d {+10h 53m 23s}   +9.43d {+09d 25' 33"}
MOON_DIST:       122.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      78 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.72,-20.95 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       28.73, 33.69 [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 132.33,16.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.