[vsnet-grb 169170] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Feb 12 04:56:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.128d {+11h 04m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.188d {+38d 11' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  33.708d
SLEW_TIME:       17820.00 SOD {04:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15982 TJD;    56 DOY;   12/02/25
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 73
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       337.77d {+22h 31m 04s}   -9.31d {-09d 18' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        150.19 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       10.58d {+00h 42m 19s}   +9.04d {+09d 02' 22"}
MOON_DIST:       127.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      10 [%]
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 211.15,8.13 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.20 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.