[vsnet-grb 145522] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 27 Mar 11 06:26:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.105d {+11h 04m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.185d {+38d 11' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 340.348d
SLEW_TIME:       23220.00 SOD {06:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15647 TJD;    86 DOY;   11/03/27
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 100
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         5.73d {+00h 22m 55s}   +2.48d {+02d 28' 42"}
SUN_DIST:        135.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      286.28d {+19h 05m 06s}  -21.12d {-21d 07' 09"}
MOON_DIST:       126.12 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      42 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 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 203.93,17.64 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.57 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.