[vsnet-grb 282780] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 04 Feb 16 03:10:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.143d {+11h 04m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.200d {+38d 11' 59"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  68.287d
SLEW_TIME:       11460.00 SOD {03:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17422 TJD;    35 DOY;   16/02/04
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 31
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       317.19d {+21h 08m 45s}  -16.42d {-16d 24' 54"}
SUN_DIST:        146.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      257.78d {+17h 11m 06s}  -17.78d {-17d 47' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       101.94 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      22 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 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 230.96,9.90 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.58 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.