[vsnet-grb 304931] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 08 Oct 16 18:36:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.057d {+12h 56m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.898d {+56d 53' 55"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 182.630d
SLEW_TIME:       67020.00 SOD {18:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17669 TJD;   282 DOY;   16/10/08
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 160
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       194.66d {+12h 58m 38s}   -6.26d {-06d 15' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         63.07 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      281.77d {+18h 47m 06s}  -18.44d {-18d 26' 33"}
MOON_DIST:       104.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      46 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.62, 60.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      158.23, 55.22 [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 224.01,19.17 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.