[vsnet-grb 257895] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 08 Apr 15 02:50:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   284.799d {+18h 59m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +8.243d {+08d 14' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  74.865d
SLEW_TIME:       10260.00 SOD {02:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17120 TJD;    98 DOY;   15/04/08
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTEJ1859+083 
TGT_NUM:         37043,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:        16.57d {+01h 06m 16s}   +7.05d {+07d 02' 47"}
SUN_DIST:         90.55 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      237.42d {+15h 49m 40s}  -15.97d {-15d 58' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        52.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
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 99.86,4.09 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.