[vsnet-grb 479649] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 01 Apr 21 01:25:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.096d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.188d {+38d 11' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 327.130d
SLEW_TIME:       5160.00 SOD {01:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19305 TJD;    91 DOY;   21/04/01
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 224
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        10.62d {+00h 42m 29s}   +4.57d {+04d 34' 02"}
SUN_DIST:        131.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      235.17d {+15h 40m 41s}  -18.06d {-18d 03' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        85.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 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 326.26,2.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.58 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.