[vsnet-grb 305839] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 18 Oct 16 09:38:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.073d {+12h 56m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.897d {+56d 53' 50"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 161.819d
SLEW_TIME:       34740.00 SOD {09:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17679 TJD;   292 DOY;   16/10/18
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 165
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       203.58d {+13h 34m 20s}   -9.84d {-09d 50' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         67.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       55.53d {+03h 42m 07s}  +14.65d {+14d 38' 45"}
MOON_DIST:       100.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      93 [%]
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 331.62,18.19 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.