[vsnet-grb 445358] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 12 May 20 02:27:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   243.493d {+16h 13m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +65.694d {+65d 41' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   4.721d
SLEW_TIME:       8880.00 SOD {02:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18981 TJD;   133 DOY;   20/05/12
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 876 
TGT_NUM:         95724,   Seg_Num: 25
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8780=0x224C
SUN_POSTN:        49.42d {+03h 17m 40s}  +18.22d {+18d 13' 22"}
SUN_DIST:         95.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      295.16d {+19h 40m 39s}  -23.47d {-23d 28' 08"}
MOON_DIST:        97.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.24, 40.38 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      172.38, 79.32 [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 354.91,-6.24 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.