[vsnet-grb 285998] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 12 Mar 16 21:37:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.099d {+11h 04m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.187d {+38d 11' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 332.544d
SLEW_TIME:       77880.00 SOD {21:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17459 TJD;    72 DOY;   16/03/12
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 48
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       353.34d {+23h 33m 21s}   -2.88d {-02d 52' 42"}
SUN_DIST:        144.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       44.63d {+02h 58m 31s}  +12.56d {+12d 33' 52"}
MOON_DIST:       105.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 29.48 [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 30.62,15.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.59 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.