[vsnet-grb 258043] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 09 Apr 15 21:05:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.095d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.188d {+38d 11' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 324.849d
SLEW_TIME:       75960.00 SOD {21:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17121 TJD;    99 DOY;   15/04/09
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 202
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        18.18d {+01h 12m 44s}   +7.70d {+07d 42' 11"}
SUN_DIST:        125.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      260.86d {+17h 23m 26s}  -18.10d {-18d 05' 54"}
MOON_DIST:       104.54 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.02 [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 348.39,-2.70 [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.