[vsnet-grb 479859] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 03 Apr 21 02:51:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.114d {+11h 04m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.209d {+38d 12' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 325.642d
SLEW_TIME:       10320.00 SOD {02:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19307 TJD;    93 DOY;   21/04/03
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         95989,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        12.50d {+00h 50m 00s}   +5.36d {+05d 21' 31"}
SUN_DIST:        130.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      266.43d {+17h 45m 43s}  -24.52d {-24d 31' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       112.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 29.50 [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 310.95,10.40 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.10 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.