[vsnet-grb 168852] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 21 Feb 12 04:39:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.130d {+11h 04m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.189d {+38d 11' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  38.611d
SLEW_TIME:       16800.00 SOD {04:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15978 TJD;    52 DOY;   12/02/21
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 70
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       333.95d {+22h 15m 47s}  -10.78d {-10d 46' 48"}
SUN_DIST:        150.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      323.76d {+21h 35m 01s}   -9.31d {-09d 18' 41"}
MOON_DIST:       144.77 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 215.79,16.77 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.13 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.