[vsnet-grb 230138] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 24 Apr 14 06:17:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.086d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.196d {+38d 11' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 301.392d
SLEW_TIME:       22680.00 SOD {06:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16771 TJD;   114 DOY;   14/04/24
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 136
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        31.75d {+02h 07m 01s}  +12.85d {+12d 51' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        113.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      330.07d {+22h 00m 16s}   -7.42d {-07d 25' 09"}
MOON_DIST:       145.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      29 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.20, 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 238.11,-15.09 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.43 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.