[vsnet-grb 287809] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 02 Apr 16 05:38:40 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: 332.108d
SLEW_TIME:       20340.00 SOD {05:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17480 TJD;    93 DOY;   16/04/02
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 55
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        11.88d {+00h 47m 32s}   +5.10d {+05d 06' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        130.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      303.52d {+20h 14m 04s}  -15.85d {-15d 50' 53"}
MOON_DIST:       136.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      34 [%]
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 228.29,4.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.60 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.