[vsnet-grb 289513] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 21 Apr 16 18:35:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.190d {+38d 11' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 319.083d
SLEW_TIME:       66953.00 SOD {18:35:53.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17499 TJD;   112 DOY;   16/04/21
OBS_TIME:        288.00 [sec]   (=4.8 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         92399,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        29.90d {+01h 59m 37s}  +12.20d {+12d 11' 42"}
SUN_DIST:        115.26 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      206.26d {+13h 45m 02s}   -7.63d {-07d 37' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        58.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
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 11.29,-17.70 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.55 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.