[vsnet-grb 300332] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Aug 16 17:30:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   202.149d {+13h 28m 36s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +43.935d {+43d 56' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 259.113d
SLEW_TIME:       63060.00 SOD {17:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17618 TJD;   231 DOY;   16/08/18
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 259 
TGT_NUM:         34681,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       148.43d {+09h 53m 44s}  +12.79d {+12d 47' 09"}
SUN_DIST:         55.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      332.12d {+22h 08m 28s}  -10.18d {-10d 10' 38"}
MOON_DIST:       125.22 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      101.32, 71.60 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      177.69, 48.12 [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 251.32,11.63 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.