[vsnet-grb 310196] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 10 Dec 16 11:29:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.213d {+38d 12' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  98.547d
SLEW_TIME:       41400.00 SOD {11:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17732 TJD;   345 DOY;   16/12/10
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 96
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       257.87d {+17h 11m 29s}  -22.97d {-22d 58' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        105.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       28.87d {+01h 55m 29s}   +7.48d {+07d 28' 39"}
MOON_DIST:       119.66 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      83 [%]
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 182.99,18.21 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.87 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.