[vsnet-grb 285888] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 11 Mar 16 08:45:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.083d {+12h 56m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.852d {+56d 51' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  31.514d
SLEW_TIME:       31560.00 SOD {08:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17458 TJD;    71 DOY;   16/03/11
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 25
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       351.93d {+23h 27m 42s}   -3.48d {-03d 29' 00"}
SUN_DIST:        123.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       22.42d {+01h 29m 42s}   +6.54d {+06d 32' 30"}
MOON_DIST:       116.34 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.58, 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 185.46,-0.77 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.