[vsnet-grb 171591] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 28 Mar 12 07:22:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.097d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.190d {+38d 11' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 318.388d
SLEW_TIME:       26580.00 SOD {07:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16014 TJD;    88 DOY;   12/03/28
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 87
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         7.37d {+00h 29m 28s}   +3.18d {+03d 10' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        134.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       68.48d {+04h 33m 56s}  +21.61d {+21d 36' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        82.63 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 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 229.84,19.90 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.44 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.