[vsnet-grb 375946] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 08 Aug 18 11:58:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.964d {+12h 27m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.909d {-48d 54' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 304.367d
SLEW_TIME:       43140.00 SOD {11:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18338 TJD;   220 DOY;   18/08/08
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         35101,   Seg_Num: 34
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       138.36d {+09h 13m 27s}  +16.07d {+16d 04' 03"}
SUN_DIST:         78.12 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       95.13d {+06h 20m 31s}  +20.75d {+20d 45' 07"}
MOON_DIST:       106.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      298.95, 13.78 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      209.75,-41.28 [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 8.44,15.86 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 10.36 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.