[vsnet-grb 171093] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 22 Mar 12 08:16:49 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: 346.663d
SLEW_TIME:       29820.00 SOD {08:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16008 TJD;    82 DOY;   12/03/22
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 82
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         1.94d {+00h 07m 45s}   +0.84d {+00d 50' 24"}
SUN_DIST:        138.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      357.21d {+23h 48m 52s}   +3.85d {+03d 50' 45"}
MOON_DIST:       136.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
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 139.85,-6.77 [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.