[vsnet-grb 291178] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 12 May 16 23:18:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.087d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.195d {+38d 11' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 303.495d
SLEW_TIME:       83940.00 SOD {23:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17520 TJD;   133 DOY;   16/05/12
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         92399,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:        50.24d {+03h 20m 57s}  +18.43d {+18d 25' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         97.64 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      135.72d {+09h 02m 52s}  +13.66d {+13d 39' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        36.50 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      43 [%]
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 252.91,18.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.43 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.