[vsnet-grb 288773] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 12 Apr 16 16:20:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.047d {+12h 56m 11s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.849d {+56d 50' 58"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 344.667d
SLEW_TIME:       58860.00 SOD {16:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17490 TJD;   103 DOY;   16/04/12
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 41
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        21.46d {+01h 25m 50s}   +9.01d {+09d 00' 36"}
SUN_DIST:        113.96 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       95.03d {+06h 20m 07s}  +18.24d {+18d 14' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        79.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      34 [%]
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 117.38,-17.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.