[vsnet-grb 253078] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 09 Feb 15 02:44:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.130d {+11h 04m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.188d {+38d 11' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  31.705d
SLEW_TIME:       9900.00 SOD {02:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17062 TJD;    40 DOY;   15/02/09
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 174
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       322.43d {+21h 29m 43s}  -14.81d {-14d 48' 24"}
SUN_DIST:        148.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      194.65d {+12h 58m 36s}   -5.75d {-05d 44' 56"}
MOON_DIST:        51.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      78 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.49 [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 309.72,18.29 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.23 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.