[vsnet-grb 281589] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 21 Jan 16 04:32:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.142d {+11h 04m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.198d {+38d 11' 52"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  64.001d
SLEW_TIME:       16380.00 SOD {04:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17408 TJD;    21 DOY;   16/01/21
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 25
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       302.76d {+20h 11m 02s}  -20.03d {-20d 01' 46"}
SUN_DIST:        138.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       84.70d {+05h 38m 49s}  +18.24d {+18d 14' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        72.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      91 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.84, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.25, 29.50 [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 359.70,19.39 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.67 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.