[vsnet-grb 171222] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Mar 12 03:34:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.106d {+11h 04m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.185d {+38d 11' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 342.013d
SLEW_TIME:       12900.00 SOD {03:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16010 TJD;    84 DOY;   12/03/24
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 83
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         3.58d {+00h 14m 20s}   +1.55d {+01d 33' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        137.23 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       17.92d {+01h 11m 42s}  +11.46d {+11d 27' 38"}
MOON_DIST:       122.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 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 213.53,-0.14 [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.