[vsnet-grb 171337] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 25 Mar 12 14:06:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   253.490d {+16h 53m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +39.744d {+39d 44' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  68.507d
SLEW_TIME:       50760.00 SOD {14:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16011 TJD;    85 DOY;   12/03/25
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn501 
TGT_NUM:         30793,   Seg_Num: 157
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:         4.89d {+00h 19m 34s}   +2.12d {+02d 06' 59"}
SUN_DIST:        104.81 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       34.85d {+02h 19m 25s}  +16.43d {+16d 25' 59"}
MOON_DIST:       113.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       63.58, 38.84 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      242.63, 61.62 [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 240.78,-5.92 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.