[vsnet-grb 284524] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 24 Feb 16 18:21:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.089d {+12h 56m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.855d {+56d 51' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  41.033d
SLEW_TIME:       66120.00 SOD {18:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17442 TJD;    55 DOY;   16/02/24
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 17
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       337.38d {+22h 29m 31s}   -9.47d {-09d 27' 58"}
SUN_DIST:        124.75 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      178.19d {+11h 52m 46s}   +1.50d {+01d 29' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        56.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.58, 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 167.79,0.00 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.