[vsnet-grb 257936] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 08 Apr 15 15:27:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   284.187d {+18h 56m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +5.327d {+05d 19' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  80.267d
SLEW_TIME:       55680.00 SOD {15:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17120 TJD;    98 DOY;   15/04/08
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTE J1856+053 
TGT_NUM:         30906,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:        17.05d {+01h 08m 12s}   +7.24d {+07d 14' 36"}
SUN_DIST:         91.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      244.28d {+16h 17m 07s}  -16.87d {-16d 52' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        45.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      84 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       38.28,  1.25 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      286.04, 27.98 [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 236.57,-6.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.