[vsnet-grb 123062] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 08 May 10 20:47:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.194d {+38d 11' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 304.872d
SLEW_TIME:       74880.00 SOD {20:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15324 TJD;   128 DOY;   10/05/08
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 25
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        45.69d {+03h 02m 45s}  +17.23d {+17d 14' 01"}
SUN_DIST:        101.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      346.63d {+23h 06m 31s}   -0.79d {-00d 47' 39"}
MOON_DIST:       142.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 29.48 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 293.04,-4.25 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.31 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.