[vsnet-grb 164726] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 23 Dec 11 13:45:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.139d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.209d {+38d 12' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  89.989d
SLEW_TIME:       49560.00 SOD {13:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15918 TJD;   357 DOY;   11/12/23
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 49
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       271.49d {+18h 05m 58s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 48"}
SUN_DIST:        115.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      254.46d {+16h 57m 49s}  -22.45d {-22d 26' 45"}
MOON_DIST:       102.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.82, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.51 [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 203.45,13.29 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.00 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.