[vsnet-grb 285242] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 03 Mar 16 17:22:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.080d {+12h 56m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.851d {+56d 51' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  27.120d
SLEW_TIME:       62580.00 SOD {17:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17450 TJD;    63 DOY;   16/03/03
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 21
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       344.86d {+22h 59m 26s}   -6.46d {-06d 27' 35"}
SUN_DIST:        124.65 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      274.02d {+18h 16m 04s}  -18.22d {-18d 13' 20"}
MOON_DIST:        99.73 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      33 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.59, 60.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      158.31, 55.19 [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 81.27,-12.92 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.