[vsnet-grb 175046] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 12 May 12 08:31:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   253.480d {+16h 53m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +39.732d {+39d 43' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  32.367d
SLEW_TIME:       30720.00 SOD {08:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16059 TJD;   133 DOY;   12/05/12
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn501 
TGT_NUM:         30793,   Seg_Num: 177
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:        49.60d {+03h 18m 24s}  +18.27d {+18d 16' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        117.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      316.36d {+21h 05m 25s}  -11.48d {-11d 28' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        77.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      56 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       63.56, 38.85 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      242.62, 61.61 [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 164.93,16.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.