[vsnet-grb 170681] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 16 Mar 12 06:19:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.112d {+11h 04m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.184d {+38d 11' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 354.161d
SLEW_TIME:       22800.00 SOD {06:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16002 TJD;    76 DOY;   12/03/16
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 78
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       356.39d {+23h 45m 34s}   -1.56d {-01d 33' 46"}
SUN_DIST:        142.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      281.86d {+18h 47m 27s}  -20.26d {-20d 15' 34"}
MOON_DIST:       122.17 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      37 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 29.48 [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 193.99,-13.73 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.56 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.