[vsnet-grb 290412] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 03 May 16 22:17:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.089d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 308.304d
SLEW_TIME:       80280.00 SOD {22:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17511 TJD;   124 DOY;   16/05/03
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 68
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        41.44d {+02h 45m 45s}  +16.01d {+16d 00' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        105.21 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        3.59d {+00h 14m 21s}   +0.17d {+00d 10' 10"}
MOON_DIST:       138.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.20, 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 258.32,-7.11 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.48 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.