[vsnet-grb 159876] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 08 Oct 11 07:24:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   278.365d {+18h 33m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -10.568d {-10d 34' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 268.818d
SLEW_TIME:       26700.00 SOD {07:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15842 TJD;   281 DOY;   11/10/08
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SNR G21.5-0.9 
TGT_NUM:         53600,   Seg_Num: 81
MERIT:           69.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       193.51d {+12h 54m 02s}   -5.78d {-05d 46' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         84.07 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      333.33d {+22h 13m 19s}   -5.71d {-05d 42' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        54.40 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       21.49, -0.86 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      278.43, 12.63 [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 206.61,4.10 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.