[vsnet-grb 300558] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 21 Aug 16 12:40:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   253.438d {+16h 53m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +39.751d {+39d 45' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 290.646d
SLEW_TIME:       45660.00 SOD {12:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17621 TJD;   234 DOY;   16/08/21
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 501 
TGT_NUM:         92398,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       151.02d {+10h 04m 05s}  +11.86d {+11d 51' 38"}
SUN_DIST:         91.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       10.41d {+00h 41m 39s}   +1.93d {+01d 56' 00"}
MOON_DIST:       108.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       63.59, 38.88 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      242.54, 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 3.23,20.56 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.