[vsnet-grb 291543] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 18 May 16 00:33:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.034d {+12h 56m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.853d {+56d 51' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 326.206d
SLEW_TIME:       2040.00 SOD {00:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17526 TJD;   139 DOY;   16/05/18
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 59
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        55.24d {+03h 40m 58s}  +19.60d {+19d 36' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         96.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      194.85d {+12h 59m 25s}   -4.01d {-04d 00' 44"}
MOON_DIST:        60.78 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.64, 60.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      158.27, 55.18 [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 237.97,19.80 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.