[vsnet-grb 287299] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 27 Mar 16 10:38:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.074d {+12h 56m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.850d {+56d 50' 60"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  18.822d
SLEW_TIME:       38340.00 SOD {10:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17474 TJD;    87 DOY;   16/03/27
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 33
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:         6.61d {+00h 26m 26s}   +2.86d {+02d 51' 20"}
SUN_DIST:        120.06 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      228.70d {+15h 14m 47s}  -13.35d {-13d 21' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        75.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.59, 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 108.12,20.07 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.