[vsnet-grb 256647] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 24 Mar 15 05:00:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   284.800d {+18h 59m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +8.248d {+08d 14' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  86.030d
SLEW_TIME:       18060.00 SOD {05:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17105 TJD;    83 DOY;   15/03/24
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTEJ1859+083 
TGT_NUM:         37043,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:         2.97d {+00h 11m 54s}   +1.29d {+01d 17' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         77.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       53.86d {+03h 35m 25s}  +15.50d {+15d 29' 51"}
MOON_DIST:       124.06 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       41.16,  2.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      287.12, 30.81 [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 56.24,-18.28 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.