[vsnet-grb 280025] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 02 Jan 16 15:00:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.205d {+38d 12' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  81.856d
SLEW_TIME:       54060.00 SOD {15:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17389 TJD;     2 DOY;   16/01/02
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       282.65d {+18h 50m 37s}  -22.93d {-22d 55' 35"}
SUN_DIST:        124.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      195.31d {+13h 01m 15s}   -4.56d {-04d 33' 40"}
MOON_DIST:        50.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      46 [%]
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 131.08,-10.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.28 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.