[vsnet-grb 257979] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 09 Apr 15 03:28:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   142.598d {+09h 30m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +16.424d {+16d 25' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 296.293d
SLEW_TIME:       12540.00 SOD {03:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17121 TJD;    99 DOY;   15/04/09
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN1999bd 
TGT_NUM:         85564,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           61.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        17.51d {+01h 10m 02s}   +7.43d {+07d 25' 48"}
SUN_DIST:        120.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      250.92d {+16h 43m 42s}  -17.53d {-17d 31' 42"}
MOON_DIST:       111.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      80 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      215.10, 42.43 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      139.66,  1.59 [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 242.97,3.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.