[vsnet-grb 258634] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 Apr 15 18:18:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   267.243d {+17h 48m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -20.355d {-20d 21' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  97.662d
SLEW_TIME:       65940.00 SOD {18:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17128 TJD;   106 DOY;   15/04/16
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J17488-2018 
TGT_NUM:         33646,   Seg_Num: 23
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:        24.53d {+01h 38m 07s}  +10.20d {+10d 12' 08"}
SUN_DIST:        118.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      358.26d {+23h 53m 03s}   +0.25d {+00d 15' 08"}
MOON_DIST:        90.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        7.74,  3.78 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      267.41,  3.06 [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 189.09,13.79 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.