[vsnet-grb 256055] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 17 Mar 15 05:55:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.109d {+11h 04m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.184d {+38d 11' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 352.409d
SLEW_TIME:       21360.00 SOD {05:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17098 TJD;    76 DOY;   15/03/17
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 189
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       356.62d {+23h 46m 30s}   -1.46d {-01d 27' 41"}
SUN_DIST:        142.16 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      313.35d {+20h 53m 24s}  -12.96d {-12d 57' 40"}
MOON_DIST:       141.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 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 192.43,-8.60 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.58 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.