[vsnet-grb 284035] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Feb 16 16:50:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.091d {+12h 56m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.856d {+56d 51' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  44.407d
SLEW_TIME:       60660.00 SOD {16:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17436 TJD;    49 DOY;   16/02/18
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       331.58d {+22h 06m 19s}  -11.66d {-11d 39' 29"}
SUN_DIST:        124.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      102.36d {+06h 49m 27s}  +17.99d {+17d 59' 29"}
MOON_DIST:        76.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      84 [%]
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 117.18,-17.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.