[vsnet-grb 145986] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 02 Apr 11 05:07:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.103d {+11h 04m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.186d {+38d 11' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 333.175d
SLEW_TIME:       18480.00 SOD {05:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15653 TJD;    92 DOY;   11/04/02
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        11.15d {+00h 44m 35s}   +4.79d {+04d 47' 22"}
SUN_DIST:        131.27 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      355.13d {+23h 40m 30s}   +3.31d {+03d 18' 50"}
MOON_DIST:       137.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
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 168.61,15.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.54 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.