[vsnet-grb 287478] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 Mar 16 12:25:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.049d {+12h 56m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.849d {+56d 50' 57"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 347.541d
SLEW_TIME:       44760.00 SOD {12:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17476 TJD;    89 DOY;   16/03/29
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 34
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:         8.50d {+00h 33m 59s}   +3.66d {+03d 39' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        119.39 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      254.10d {+16h 56m 24s}  -17.33d {-17d 19' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        89.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      71 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.62, 60.27 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      158.29, 55.18 [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 153.80,5.36 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.