[vsnet-grb 441840] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 09 Apr 20 06:52:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   243.533d {+16h 14m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +65.703d {+65d 42' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  47.929d
SLEW_TIME:       24780.00 SOD {06:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18948 TJD;   100 DOY;   20/04/09
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 876 
TGT_NUM:         95724,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8780=0x224C
SUN_POSTN:        18.36d {+01h 13m 27s}   +7.78d {+07d 46' 34"}
SUN_DIST:         99.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      215.81d {+14h 23m 16s}   -9.88d {-09d 52' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        78.28 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.24, 40.37 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      172.36, 79.34 [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 225.02,6.47 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.