[vsnet-grb 174025] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 28 Apr 12 08:11:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   248.174d {+16h 32m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +78.175d {+78d 10' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  24.366d
SLEW_TIME:       29520.00 SOD {08:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16045 TJD;   119 DOY;   12/04/28
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 6217 
TGT_NUM:         46278,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        36.07d {+02h 24m 16s}  +14.32d {+14d 19' 02"}
SUN_DIST:         85.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      116.83d {+07h 47m 19s}  +16.96d {+16d 57' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        81.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      39 [%]
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 268.65,13.31 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.