[vsnet-grb 148709] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 09 May 11 22:58:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.094d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 307.967d
SLEW_TIME:       82740.00 SOD {22:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15690 TJD;   129 DOY;   11/05/09
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 20
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        46.51d {+03h 06m 03s}  +17.46d {+17d 27' 36"}
SUN_DIST:        100.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      128.92d {+08h 35m 40s}  +14.85d {+14d 50' 47"}
MOON_DIST:        40.29 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
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 282.55,3.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.33 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.