[vsnet-grb 483851] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 06 May 21 05:22:57 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: 304.120d
SLEW_TIME:       19380.00 SOD {05:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19340 TJD;   126 DOY;   21/05/06
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         95989,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        43.45d {+02h 53m 48s}  +16.60d {+16d 36' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        103.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      347.54d {+23h 10m 09s}  -11.06d {-11d 03' 24"}
MOON_DIST:       152.94 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
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 148.13,4.26 [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.