[vsnet-grb 255276] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Mar 15 00:12:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.102d {+11h 04m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.185d {+38d 11' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 339.698d
SLEW_TIME:       780.00 SOD {00:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17089 TJD;    67 DOY;   15/03/08
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 185
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       348.13d {+23h 12m 32s}   -5.09d {-05d 05' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        146.95 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      190.63d {+12h 42m 30s}   -4.41d {-04d 24' 45"}
MOON_DIST:        48.13 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 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 351.42,-8.64 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.61 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.