[vsnet-grb 260794] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 14 May 15 04:46:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.087d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.194d {+38d 11' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 305.144d
SLEW_TIME:       17220.00 SOD {04:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17156 TJD;   134 DOY;   15/05/14
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 221
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        50.70d {+03h 22m 48s}  +18.55d {+18d 32' 43"}
SUN_DIST:         97.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      359.46d {+23h 57m 51s}   +0.56d {+00d 33' 51"}
MOON_DIST:       139.47 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
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 146.00,4.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.46 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.