[vsnet-grb 282509] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 31 Jan 16 13:04:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.102d {+12h 56m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.865d {+56d 51' 53"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  69.097d
SLEW_TIME:       47100.00 SOD {13:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17418 TJD;    31 DOY;   16/01/31
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       313.54d {+20h 54m 09s}  -17.45d {-17d 26' 43"}
SUN_DIST:        120.42 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      213.38d {+14h 13m 31s}   -9.71d {-09d 42' 24"}
MOON_DIST:        68.33 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      56 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.56, 60.25 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      158.31, 55.21 [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 138.98,17.82 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.