[vsnet-grb 365852] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 09 May 18 02:47:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   253.485d {+16h 53m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +39.739d {+39d 44' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  33.457d
SLEW_TIME:       10080.00 SOD {02:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18247 TJD;   129 DOY;   18/05/09
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 501 
TGT_NUM:         35023,   Seg_Num: 221
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        45.99d {+03h 03m 58s}  +17.32d {+17d 19' 02"}
SUN_DIST:        117.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      332.36d {+22h 09m 27s}  -13.23d {-13d 14' 03"}
MOON_DIST:        89.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       63.58, 38.84 [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 259.65,9.70 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.