[vsnet-grb 199808] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 04 Apr 13 09:41:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    44.734d {+02h 58m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -57.318d {-57d 19' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 317.213d
SLEW_TIME:       34920.00 SOD {09:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16386 TJD;    94 DOY;   13/04/04
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J0259.0-5717 
TGT_NUM:         91696,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           69.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        13.61d {+00h 54m 27s}   +5.83d {+05d 49' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         67.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      301.54d {+20h 06m 10s}  -15.17d {-15d 10' 04"}
MOON_DIST:        84.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      37 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      275.10,-52.36 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        2.07,-67.43 [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 10.89,-9.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.