[vsnet-grb 259158] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 Apr 15 04:47:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   266.381d {+17h 45m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.981d {-28d 58' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 100.535d
SLEW_TIME:       17280.00 SOD {04:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17135 TJD;   113 DOY;   15/04/23
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GALACTIC CENTER 
TGT_NUM:         92201,   Seg_Num: 21
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        30.53d {+02h 02m 07s}  +12.42d {+12d 25' 07"}
SUN_DIST:        125.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       90.37d {+06h 01m 29s}  +18.26d {+18d 15' 33"}
MOON_DIST:       168.74 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      23 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      359.95, -0.01 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.82, -5.58 [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 293.41,-2.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.