[vsnet-grb 376970] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 Aug 18 22:29:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   253.438d {+16h 53m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +39.750d {+39d 44' 59"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 294.800d
SLEW_TIME:       81000.00 SOD {22:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18346 TJD;   228 DOY;   18/08/16
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 501 
TGT_NUM:         35023,   Seg_Num: 248
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       146.32d {+09h 45m 16s}  +13.52d {+13d 31' 08"}
SUN_DIST:         94.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      217.05d {+14h 28m 12s}   -9.07d {-09d 04' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        59.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      36 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       63.58, 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 226.16,15.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.