[vsnet-grb 290751] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 07 May 16 21:59:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.089d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.194d {+38d 11' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 307.944d
SLEW_TIME:       79200.00 SOD {22:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17515 TJD;   128 DOY;   16/05/07
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 70
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        45.30d {+03h 01m 11s}  +17.12d {+17d 07' 29"}
SUN_DIST:        101.88 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       62.47d {+04h 09m 53s}  +16.11d {+16d 06' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        90.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
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 257.64,2.70 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.47 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.