[vsnet-grb 286721] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 21 Mar 16 03:08:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.076d {+12h 56m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.850d {+56d 51' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  21.313d
SLEW_TIME:       11340.00 SOD {03:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17468 TJD;    81 DOY;   16/03/21
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 30
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:         0.86d {+00h 03m 27s}   +0.37d {+00d 22' 23"}
SUN_DIST:        121.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      155.97d {+10h 23m 53s}   +8.39d {+08d 23' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        56.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.59, 60.27 [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 234.60,13.73 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.