[vsnet-grb 301346] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 29 Aug 16 06:57:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.032d {+12h 56m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.894d {+56d 53' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 216.622d
SLEW_TIME:       25080.00 SOD {06:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17629 TJD;   242 DOY;   16/08/29
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 142
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       158.13d {+10h 32m 31s}   +9.17d {+09d 10' 20"}
SUN_DIST:         55.23 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      120.60d {+08h 02m 23s}  +16.77d {+16d 46' 08"}
MOON_DIST:        67.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      10 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.64, 60.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      158.22, 55.21 [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 8.87,20.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.