[vsnet-grb 386104] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 08 Nov 18 13:46:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    11.347d {+00h 45m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +41.885d {+41d 53' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 314.828d
SLEW_TIME:       49620.00 SOD {13:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18430 TJD;   312 DOY;   18/11/08
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        M31N 2008-12a 
TGT_NUM:         10965,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       223.64d {+14h 54m 33s}  -16.65d {-16d 39' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        142.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      235.86d {+15h 43m 27s}  -15.22d {-15d 13' 26"}
MOON_DIST:       133.58 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.73,-20.97 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       28.72, 33.66 [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 48.88,15.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.