[vsnet-grb 288404] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 08 Apr 16 23:01:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.053d {+12h 56m 13s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.849d {+56d 50' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 351.914d
SLEW_TIME:       82920.00 SOD {23:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17486 TJD;    99 DOY;   16/04/08
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 39
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        18.03d {+01h 12m 08s}   +7.64d {+07d 38' 35"}
SUN_DIST:        115.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       39.60d {+02h 38m 24s}  +11.36d {+11d 21' 49"}
MOON_DIST:       108.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
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 21.47,-20.36 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.