[vsnet-grb 288489] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 09 Apr 16 22:24:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.097d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.187d {+38d 11' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 329.062d
SLEW_TIME:       80700.00 SOD {22:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17487 TJD;   100 DOY;   16/04/09
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [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:        18.93d {+01h 15m 43s}   +8.00d {+08d 00' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        124.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       54.19d {+03h 36m 47s}  +14.62d {+14d 37' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        97.53 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.03 [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 267.98,7.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.59 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.