[vsnet-grb 309698] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 04 Dec 16 10:25:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.144d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.215d {+38d 12' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 104.429d
SLEW_TIME:       37560.00 SOD {10:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17726 TJD;   339 DOY;   16/12/04
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 90
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       251.26d {+16h 45m 02s}  -22.32d {-22d 19' 05"}
SUN_DIST:         99.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      309.48d {+20h 37m 54s}  -15.95d {-15d 56' 57"}
MOON_DIST:       140.76 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.80, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.52 [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 215.13,10.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.72 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.