[vsnet-grb 144819] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 17 Mar 11 04:59:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    37.829d {+02h 31m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +36.099d {+36d 05' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 245.058d
SLEW_TIME:       18000.00 SOD {05:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15637 TJD;    76 DOY;   11/03/17
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J0231.4+3605 
TGT_NUM:         41742,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       356.56d {+23h 46m 15s}   -1.49d {-01d 29' 21"}
SUN_DIST:         53.86 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      141.52d {+09h 26m 05s}  +10.90d {+10d 54' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        94.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      91 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      144.60,-22.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       47.19, 20.09 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 104.82,-13.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.15) 9.96 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.