[vsnet-grb 285648] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 08 Mar 16 07:17:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.123d {+11h 04m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.185d {+38d 11' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  16.558d
SLEW_TIME:       26280.00 SOD {07:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17455 TJD;    68 DOY;   16/03/08
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 46
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       349.11d {+23h 16m 25s}   -4.68d {-04d 40' 58"}
SUN_DIST:        146.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      338.73d {+22h 34m 55s}   -7.54d {-07d 32' 25"}
MOON_DIST:       148.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.49 [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 195.18,-13.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.41 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.