[vsnet-grb 282348] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 29 Jan 16 10:04:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  49.642d
SLEW_TIME:       36300.00 SOD {10:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17416 TJD;    29 DOY;   16/01/29
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 28
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       311.36d {+20h 45m 25s}  -18.02d {-18d 01' 28"}
SUN_DIST:        143.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      189.25d {+12h 37m 00s}   -2.28d {-02d 16' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        45.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      75 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.85, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 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 199.97,17.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.95 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.