[vsnet-grb 291483] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 17 May 16 02:26:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   253.482d {+16h 53m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +39.738d {+39d 44' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  26.682d
SLEW_TIME:       8820.00 SOD {02:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17525 TJD;   138 DOY;   16/05/17
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 501 
TGT_NUM:         35023,   Seg_Num: 126
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        54.32d {+03h 37m 18s}  +19.40d {+19d 23' 58"}
SUN_DIST:        118.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      184.50d {+12h 18m 01s}   -0.59d {-00d 35' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        74.48 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      81 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       63.57, 38.85 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      242.62, 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 257.42,11.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.