[vsnet-grb 281217] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 17 Jan 16 03:10:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.143d {+11h 04m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.200d {+38d 11' 58"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  68.040d
SLEW_TIME:       11460.00 SOD {03:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17404 TJD;    17 DOY;   16/01/17
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 22
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       298.44d {+19h 53m 46s}  -20.87d {-20d 51' 56"}
SUN_DIST:        135.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       27.49d {+01h 49m 59s}   +8.19d {+08d 11' 26"}
MOON_DIST:       119.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      52 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.84, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.25, 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 13.41,10.73 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.59 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.