[vsnet-grb 168540] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 17 Feb 12 07:42:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.129d {+11h 04m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.189d {+38d 11' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  37.414d
SLEW_TIME:       27780.00 SOD {07:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15974 TJD;    48 DOY;   12/02/17
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 68
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       330.21d {+22h 00m 51s}  -12.15d {-12d 09' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        150.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      271.56d {+18h 06m 14s}  -21.64d {-21d 38' 29"}
MOON_DIST:       114.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      22 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.49 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 174.52,20.30 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.15 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.