[vsnet-grb 257375] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 02 Apr 15 02:43:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   284.800d {+18h 59m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +8.245d {+08d 14' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  79.351d
SLEW_TIME:       9840.00 SOD {02:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17114 TJD;    92 DOY;   15/04/02
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTEJ1859+083 
TGT_NUM:         37043,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        11.08d {+00h 44m 20s}   +4.76d {+04d 45' 46"}
SUN_DIST:         85.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      166.21d {+11h 04m 50s}   +3.51d {+03d 30' 53"}
MOON_DIST:       117.82 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       41.15,  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 16.97,-17.73 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.