[vsnet-grb 171408] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 26 Mar 12 06:54:02 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.107d {+11h 04m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.185d {+38d 11' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 342.644d
SLEW_TIME:       24840.00 SOD {06:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16012 TJD;    86 DOY;   12/03/26
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [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:         5.53d {+00h 22m 07s}   +2.39d {+02d 23' 28"}
SUN_DIST:        135.75 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       43.30d {+02h 53m 12s}  +18.35d {+18d 21' 17"}
MOON_DIST:       102.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
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 157.51,3.80 [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.