[vsnet-grb 257880] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 07 Apr 15 22:29:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.097d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.188d {+38d 11' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 328.517d
SLEW_TIME:       81000.00 SOD {22:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17119 TJD;    97 DOY;   15/04/07
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 201
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        16.40d {+01h 05m 37s}   +6.98d {+06d 58' 42"}
SUN_DIST:        126.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      235.08d {+15h 40m 18s}  -15.61d {-15d 36' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        83.77 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 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 224.36,18.85 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.59 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.