[vsnet-grb 441714] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 08 Apr 20 02:33:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   243.527d {+16h 14m 07s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +65.700d {+65d 42' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  40.342d
SLEW_TIME:       9240.00 SOD {02:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18947 TJD;    99 DOY;   20/04/08
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 876 
TGT_NUM:         95146,   Seg_Num: 255
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8780=0x224C
SUN_POSTN:        17.28d {+01h 09m 07s}   +7.34d {+07d 20' 13"}
SUN_DIST:         99.57 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      199.23d {+13h 16m 55s}   -2.98d {-02d 59' 03"}
MOON_DIST:        75.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.24, 40.37 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      172.37, 79.33 [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 15.06,20.54 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.