[vsnet-grb 478342] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 21 Mar 21 01:04:51 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: 337.509d
SLEW_TIME:       3900.00 SOD {01:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19294 TJD;    80 DOY;   21/03/21
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 221
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         0.59d {+00h 02m 22s}   +0.26d {+00d 15' 20"}
SUN_DIST:        139.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       83.69d {+05h 34m 47s}  +24.29d {+24d 17' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        69.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      45 [%]
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 9.30,-14.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.11 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.