[vsnet-grb 258710] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 17 Apr 15 12:52:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   253.268d {+16h 53m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +2.390d {+02d 23' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  63.999d
SLEW_TIME:       46380.00 SOD {12:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17129 TJD;   107 DOY;   15/04/17
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC_6240 
TGT_NUM:         81454,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        25.25d {+01h 40m 59s}  +10.48d {+10d 28' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        130.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        9.25d {+00h 37m 01s}   +3.87d {+03d 52' 27"}
MOON_DIST:       115.53 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       20.73, 27.27 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      251.53, 24.76 [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 135.73,-20.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.