[vsnet-grb 280581] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 09 Jan 16 03:39:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.204d {+38d 12' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  78.457d
SLEW_TIME:       13200.00 SOD {03:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17396 TJD;     9 DOY;   16/01/09
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 15
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       289.81d {+19h 19m 15s}  -22.19d {-22d 11' 13"}
SUN_DIST:        129.39 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      277.26d {+18h 29m 03s}  -18.34d {-18d 20' 37"}
MOON_DIST:       117.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 2.66,-12.64 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.36 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.