[vsnet-grb 259024] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 21 Apr 15 07:34:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.092d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 315.550d
SLEW_TIME:       27300.00 SOD {07:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17133 TJD;   111 DOY;   15/04/21
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         92204,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        28.77d {+01h 55m 04s}  +11.78d {+11d 47' 00"}
SUN_DIST:        116.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       63.74d {+04h 14m 58s}  +16.89d {+16d 53' 33"}
MOON_DIST:        89.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 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 139.08,-15.13 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.53 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.