[vsnet-grb 286923] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 23 Mar 16 12:49:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.063d {+12h 56m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.849d {+56d 50' 55"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   5.327d
SLEW_TIME:       46200.00 SOD {12:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17470 TJD;    83 DOY;   16/03/23
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 31
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:         3.05d {+00h 12m 12s}   +1.32d {+01d 19' 16"}
SUN_DIST:        121.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      183.72d {+12h 14m 52s}   -0.37d {-00d 21' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        57.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.60, 60.27 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      158.30, 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 147.34,18.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.