[vsnet-grb 173728] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 24 Apr 12 08:03:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   248.175d {+16h 32m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +78.176d {+78d 10' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  26.822d
SLEW_TIME:       29040.00 SOD {08:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16041 TJD;   115 DOY;   12/04/24
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 6217 
TGT_NUM:         46278,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        32.28d {+02h 09m 07s}  +13.03d {+13d 02' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         86.65 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       65.53d {+04h 22m 08s}  +21.30d {+21d 18' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        80.54 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      111.29, 33.37 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      109.53, 76.83 [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 327.27,18.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.