[vsnet-grb 172426] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Apr 12 05:24:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   278.414d {+18h 33m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -10.574d {-10d 34' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  77.501d
SLEW_TIME:       19500.00 SOD {05:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16025 TJD;    99 DOY;   12/04/08
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SNR G21.5-0.9 
TGT_NUM:         53600,   Seg_Num: 90
MERIT:           69.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        17.33d {+01h 09m 20s}   +7.36d {+07d 21' 30"}
SUN_DIST:         99.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      215.70d {+14h 22m 49s}  -16.75d {-16d 44' 47"}
MOON_DIST:        61.19 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       21.51, -0.91 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      278.48, 12.62 [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 12.97,-17.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.