[vsnet-grb 279942] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 01 Jan 16 13:27:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.207d {+38d 12' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  85.521d
SLEW_TIME:       48480.00 SOD {13:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17388 TJD;     1 DOY;   16/01/01
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 253
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       281.48d {+18h 45m 55s}  -23.02d {-23d 01' 00"}
SUN_DIST:        123.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      183.36d {+12h 13m 26s}   -0.62d {-00d 37' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        41.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      56 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.82, 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 151.21,-6.62 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.19 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.