[vsnet-grb 280434] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 07 Jan 16 09:55:48 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:  80.540d
SLEW_TIME:       35760.00 SOD {09:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17394 TJD;     7 DOY;   16/01/07
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       287.91d {+19h 11m 39s}  -22.42d {-22d 24' 53"}
SUN_DIST:        128.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      253.42d {+16h 53m 41s}  -17.60d {-17d 35' 59"}
MOON_DIST:        98.52 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
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 213.08,-19.73 [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.