[vsnet-grb 167067] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 26 Jan 12 14:35:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   253.490d {+16h 53m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +39.772d {+39d 46' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 118.880d
SLEW_TIME:       52500.00 SOD {14:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15952 TJD;    26 DOY;   12/01/26
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK501 
TGT_NUM:         91138,   Seg_Num: 47
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       308.41d {+20h 33m 39s}  -18.76d {-18d 45' 41"}
SUN_DIST:         77.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      344.82d {+22h 59m 17s}   -0.97d {-00d 58' 20"}
MOON_DIST:        91.57 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       63.62, 38.84 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      242.61, 61.65 [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 176.75,12.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.