[vsnet-grb 283498] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 12 Feb 16 15:42:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.094d {+12h 56m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.858d {+56d 51' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  50.347d
SLEW_TIME:       56580.00 SOD {15:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17430 TJD;    43 DOY;   16/02/12
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       325.69d {+21h 42m 45s}  -13.73d {-13d 43' 55"}
SUN_DIST:        123.42 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       17.38d {+01h 09m 30s}   +5.02d {+05d 01' 28"}
MOON_DIST:       118.15 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.57, 60.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      158.31, 55.20 [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 150.77,-9.47 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.