[vsnet-grb 170941] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 20 Mar 12 06:32:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.108d {+11h 04m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.184d {+38d 11' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 347.132d
SLEW_TIME:       23580.00 SOD {06:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16006 TJD;    80 DOY;   12/03/20
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 80
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         0.05d {+00h 00m 12s}   +0.02d {+00d 01' 18"}
SUN_DIST:        139.81 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      333.31d {+22h 13m 15s}   -5.64d {-05d 38' 07"}
MOON_DIST:       145.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
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 176.45,-8.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.57 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.