[vsnet-grb 278745] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 17 Dec 15 11:21:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.212d {+38d 12' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  97.684d
SLEW_TIME:       40920.00 SOD {11:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17373 TJD;   351 DOY;   15/12/17
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 243
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       264.76d {+17h 39m 02s}  -23.35d {-23d 20' 56"}
SUN_DIST:        110.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      341.17d {+22h 44m 41s}   -6.45d {-06d 27' 05"}
MOON_DIST:       147.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      37 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.52 [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 219.01,18.92 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.89 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.