[vsnet-grb 366765] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 17 May 18 08:34:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   245.113d {+16h 20m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -49.999d {-49d 59' 55"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 147.211d
SLEW_TIME:       30882.00 SOD {08:34:42.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18255 TJD;   137 DOY;   18/05/17
OBS_TIME:        978.00 [sec]   (=16.3 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1621-501 
TGT_NUM:         10670,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        54.10d {+03h 36m 23s}  +19.35d {+19d 20' 53"}
SUN_DIST:        148.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       81.44d {+05h 25m 45s}  +19.47d {+19d 28' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       146.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      333.48,  0.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      252.14,-28.09 [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 189.10,-16.96 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.02) 11.09 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.