[vsnet-grb 259335] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Apr 15 06:11:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   267.243d {+17h 48m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -20.355d {-20d 21' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  98.059d
SLEW_TIME:       22320.00 SOD {06:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17137 TJD;   115 DOY;   15/04/25
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J17488-2018 
TGT_NUM:         33646,   Seg_Num: 26
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        32.46d {+02h 09m 51s}  +13.10d {+13d 05' 56"}
SUN_DIST:        127.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      117.54d {+07h 50m 11s}  +15.88d {+15d 52' 39"}
MOON_DIST:       151.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      43 [%]
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 250.21,-4.35 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.