[vsnet-grb 352690] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 12 Jan 18 07:40:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    11.338d {+00h 45m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +41.910d {+41d 54' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 253.111d
SLEW_TIME:       27660.00 SOD {07:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18130 TJD;    12 DOY;   18/01/12
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        M31N 2008-12a 
TGT_NUM:         10498,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       293.81d {+19h 35m 15s}  -21.63d {-21d 37' 55"}
SUN_DIST:         95.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      239.18d {+15h 56m 43s}  -15.22d {-15d 13' 24"}
MOON_DIST:       131.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
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 115.58,-16.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.