[vsnet-grb 280112] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 03 Jan 16 16:32:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.206d {+38d 12' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  83.237d
SLEW_TIME:       59580.00 SOD {16:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17390 TJD;     3 DOY;   16/01/03
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       283.83d {+18h 55m 18s}  -22.83d {-22d 49' 40"}
SUN_DIST:        125.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      207.40d {+13h 49m 37s}   -8.30d {-08d 18' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        60.13 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      36 [%]
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 107.78,-12.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.25 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.