[vsnet-grb 305524] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 14 Oct 16 11:22:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.070d {+12h 56m 17s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.898d {+56d 53' 52"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 165.918d
SLEW_TIME:       40980.00 SOD {11:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17675 TJD;   288 DOY;   16/10/14
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 163
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       199.92d {+13h 19m 40s}   -8.40d {-08d 23' 57"}
SUN_DIST:         65.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      358.36d {+23h 53m 28s}   -2.25d {-02d 15' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       123.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.60, 60.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      158.25, 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 265.22,15.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.