[vsnet-grb 279346] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 25 Dec 15 12:26:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.209d {+38d 12' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  90.973d
SLEW_TIME:       44820.00 SOD {12:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17381 TJD;   359 DOY;   15/12/25
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       273.68d {+18h 14m 44s}  -23.39d {-23d 23' 36"}
SUN_DIST:        117.39 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       94.26d {+06h 17m 02s}  +18.46d {+18d 27' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        64.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 65.06 [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 197.87,2.55 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.06 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.