[vsnet-grb 323634] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 02 May 17 00:34:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   253.482d {+16h 53m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +39.738d {+39d 44' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  27.324d
SLEW_TIME:       2100.00 SOD {00:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17875 TJD;   122 DOY;   17/05/02
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 501 
TGT_NUM:         35023,   Seg_Num: 165
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        39.38d {+02h 37m 31s}  +15.38d {+15d 22' 41"}
SUN_DIST:        116.34 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      119.40d {+07h 57m 36s}  +17.78d {+17d 46' 43"}
MOON_DIST:       108.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
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 13.91,12.54 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.