[vsnet-grb 146418] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 08 Apr 11 15:43:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   259.452d {+17h 17m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -36.929d {-36d 55' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 102.236d
SLEW_TIME:       56640.00 SOD {15:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15659 TJD;    98 DOY;   11/04/08
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J17177-3656 
TGT_NUM:         31941,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        17.03d {+01h 08m 08s}   +7.24d {+07d 14' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        116.13 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       73.07d {+04h 52m 16s}  +23.49d {+23d 29' 11"}
MOON_DIST:       165.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      22 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      350.12,  0.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      261.33,-13.81 [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 104.62,-5.57 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.