[vsnet-grb 171402] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 26 Mar 12 05:25:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.105d {+11h 04m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.186d {+38d 11' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 338.058d
SLEW_TIME:       19560.00 SOD {05:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16012 TJD;    86 DOY;   12/03/26
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 85
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         5.47d {+00h 21m 53s}   +2.37d {+02d 22' 01"}
SUN_DIST:        135.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       42.55d {+02h 50m 13s}  +18.20d {+18d 12' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       102.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
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 207.54,12.92 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.55 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.