[vsnet-grb 297761] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 21 Jul 16 05:26:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.013d {+12h 56m 03s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.873d {+56d 52' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 271.902d
SLEW_TIME:       19620.00 SOD {05:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17590 TJD;   203 DOY;   16/07/21
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 120
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       121.02d {+08h 04m 06s}  +20.38d {+20d 22' 45"}
SUN_DIST:         63.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      316.36d {+21h 05m 27s}  -13.98d {-13d 59' 01"}
MOON_DIST:       119.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.66, 60.24 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      158.23, 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 132.54,-15.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.