[vsnet-grb 171800] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 31 Mar 12 07:32:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   253.491d {+16h 53m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +39.747d {+39d 44' 50"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  76.756d
SLEW_TIME:       27180.00 SOD {07:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16017 TJD;    91 DOY;   12/03/31
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn501 
TGT_NUM:         30793,   Seg_Num: 159
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        10.10d {+00h 40m 25s}   +4.35d {+04d 20' 56"}
SUN_DIST:        107.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      107.51d {+07h 10m 02s}  +19.09d {+19d 05' 34"}
MOON_DIST:       113.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      55 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       63.59, 38.84 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      242.63, 61.63 [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 187.55,20.57 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.