[vsnet-grb 279445] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 26 Dec 15 20:23:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.209d {+38d 12' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  90.110d
SLEW_TIME:       73440.00 SOD {20:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17382 TJD;   360 DOY;   15/12/26
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       275.16d {+18h 20m 38s}  -23.35d {-23d 21' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        118.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      113.20d {+07h 32m 47s}  +17.25d {+17d 14' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        50.70 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.51 [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 87.23,-4.63 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.08 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.