[vsnet-grb 174257] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 01 May 12 04:23:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.095d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 310.134d
SLEW_TIME:       15840.00 SOD {04:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16048 TJD;   122 DOY;   12/05/01
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 126
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        38.77d {+02h 35m 06s}  +15.19d {+15d 11' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        107.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      153.08d {+10h 12m 20s}   +5.50d {+05d 29' 47"}
MOON_DIST:        34.76 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      69 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [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 180.05,-20.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.37 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.