[vsnet-grb 201823] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 30 Apr 13 04:36:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.096d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 314.866d
SLEW_TIME:       16620.00 SOD {04:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16412 TJD;   120 DOY;   13/04/30
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 71
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        37.60d {+02h 30m 23s}  +14.81d {+14d 48' 53"}
SUN_DIST:        108.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      280.33d {+18h 41m 20s}  -18.95d {-18d 56' 55"}
MOON_DIST:       120.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      75 [%]
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 179.69,-20.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.42 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.