[vsnet-grb 454424] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 05 Aug 20 03:02:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   208.194d {+13h 52m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +69.311d {+69d 18' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 263.016d
SLEW_TIME:       10980.00 SOD {03:03:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19066 TJD;   218 DOY;   20/08/05
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MARKARIAN_279 
TGT_NUM:         89074,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       135.63d {+09h 02m 32s}  +16.86d {+16d 51' 46"}
SUN_DIST:         68.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      333.99d {+22h 15m 57s}  -15.65d {-15d 38' 44"}
MOON_DIST:       116.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      115.08, 46.87 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      144.88, 67.62 [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 129.60,20.56 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.