[vsnet-grb 172477] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Apr 12 22:04:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.101d {+11h 04m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.187d {+38d 11' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 329.419d
SLEW_TIME:       79500.00 SOD {22:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16025 TJD;    99 DOY;   12/04/08
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 113
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        17.97d {+01h 11m 53s}   +7.62d {+07d 37' 01"}
SUN_DIST:        125.57 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      226.41d {+15h 05m 38s}  -19.08d {-19d 04' 38"}
MOON_DIST:        80.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      93 [%]
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 256.82,20.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.53 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.