[vsnet-grb 260308] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 08 May 15 03:29:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.088d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.194d {+38d 11' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 307.355d
SLEW_TIME:       12600.00 SOD {03:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17150 TJD;   128 DOY;   15/05/08
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 218
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        44.78d {+02h 59m 08s}  +16.98d {+16d 58' 52"}
SUN_DIST:        102.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      275.35d {+18h 21m 25s}  -18.15d {-18d 08' 53"}
MOON_DIST:       115.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      84 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.20, 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 176.02,-8.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.48 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.