[vsnet-grb 253678] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 17 Feb 15 08:34:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.137d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.192d {+38d 11' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  47.707d
SLEW_TIME:       30900.00 SOD {08:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17070 TJD;    48 DOY;   15/02/17
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 178
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       330.51d {+22h 02m 03s}  -12.05d {-12d 02' 43"}
SUN_DIST:        150.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      306.54d {+20h 26m 10s}  -14.44d {-14d 26' 40"}
MOON_DIST:       137.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.86, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 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 159.07,17.82 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.98 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.