[vsnet-grb 306247] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 22 Oct 16 10:41:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   194.078d {+12h 56m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +56.896d {+56d 53' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 156.110d
SLEW_TIME:       38520.00 SOD {10:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17683 TJD;   296 DOY;   16/10/22
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 167
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       207.40d {+13h 49m 36s}  -11.28d {-11d 16' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         68.95 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      116.22d {+07h 44m 53s}  +17.35d {+17d 21' 06"}
MOON_DIST:        69.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      54 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.59, 60.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      158.25, 55.23 [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 258.35,20.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.