[vsnet-grb 288484] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 09 Apr 16 21:14:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.092d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.190d {+38d 11' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 317.483d
SLEW_TIME:       76500.00 SOD {21:15:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17487 TJD;   100 DOY;   16/04/09
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 60
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        18.88d {+01h 15m 32s}   +7.99d {+07d 59' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        124.82 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       53.47d {+03h 33m 52s}  +14.48d {+14d 28' 52"}
MOON_DIST:        98.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 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 21.37,-19.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.54 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.