[vsnet-grb 259277] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Apr 15 09:45:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   253.488d {+16h 53m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +39.740d {+39d 44' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  37.773d
SLEW_TIME:       35160.00 SOD {09:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17136 TJD;   114 DOY;   15/04/24
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 501 
TGT_NUM:         92205,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:        31.66d {+02h 06m 39s}  +12.82d {+12d 49' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        114.58 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      106.59d {+07h 06m 22s}  +17.29d {+17d 17' 11"}
MOON_DIST:       115.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      35 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       63.58, 38.84 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      242.63, 61.62 [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 263.64,15.53 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.