[vsnet-grb 280239] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 05 Jan 16 03:58:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.205d {+38d 12' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  80.769d
SLEW_TIME:       14340.00 SOD {03:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17392 TJD;     5 DOY;   16/01/05
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       285.45d {+19h 01m 48s}  -22.68d {-22d 40' 35"}
SUN_DIST:        126.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      224.81d {+14h 59m 16s}  -12.90d {-12d 54' 15"}
MOON_DIST:        74.73 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      24 [%]
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 13.41,-16.62 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.31 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.