[vsnet-grb 262288] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 01 Jun 15 00:42:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.085d {+11h 04m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.197d {+38d 11' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 297.014d
SLEW_TIME:       2580.00 SOD {00:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17174 TJD;   152 DOY;   15/06/01
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 229
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        68.62d {+04h 34m 30s}  +21.98d {+21d 58' 57"}
SUN_DIST:         82.32 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      228.93d {+15h 15m 44s}  -14.65d {-14d 39' 08"}
MOON_DIST:        78.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 65.01 [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 205.75,9.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.38 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.