[vsnet-grb 197840] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 08 Mar 13 21:57:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.104d {+11h 04m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.186d {+38d 11' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 337.957d
SLEW_TIME:       79080.00 SOD {21:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16359 TJD;    67 DOY;   13/03/08
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 50
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       349.42d {+23h 17m 40s}   -4.55d {-04d 33' 02"}
SUN_DIST:        146.32 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      312.19d {+20h 48m 46s}  -12.58d {-12d 34' 57"}
MOON_DIST:       140.39 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      10 [%]
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 11.88,-15.65 [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.