[vsnet-grb 306394] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 24 Oct 16 02:33:34 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: 156.079d
SLEW_TIME:       9240.00 SOD {02:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17685 TJD;   298 DOY;   16/10/24
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 168
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       208.98d {+13h 55m 55s}  -11.86d {-11d 51' 40"}
SUN_DIST:         69.75 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      138.74d {+09h 14m 58s}  +13.61d {+13d 36' 34"}
MOON_DIST:        60.12 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      37 [%]
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 17.96,19.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.