[vsnet-grb 251755] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Jan 15 11:39:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.141d {+11h 04m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.197d {+38d 11' 48"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  61.192d
SLEW_TIME:       42000.00 SOD {11:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17046 TJD;    24 DOY;   15/01/24
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 167
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       306.48d {+20h 25m 56s}  -19.22d {-19d 12' 57"}
SUN_DIST:        140.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      358.25d {+23h 53m 00s}   +0.72d {+00d 43' 16"}
MOON_DIST:       139.64 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.84, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.25, 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 256.89,19.92 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.73 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.