[vsnet-grb 306699] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 26 Oct 16 18:29:13 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: 155.804d
SLEW_TIME:       66600.00 SOD {18:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17687 TJD;   300 DOY;   16/10/26
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 231 
TGT_NUM:         32530,   Seg_Num: 169
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       211.53d {+14h 06m 08s}  -12.77d {-12d 46' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         71.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      171.34d {+11h 25m 21s}   +4.57d {+04d 33' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        55.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
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 168.84,8.84 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.