[vsnet-grb 310371] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 13 Dec 16 04:51:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.212d {+38d 12' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  96.372d
SLEW_TIME:       17520.00 SOD {04:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17735 TJD;   348 DOY;   16/12/13
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 98
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       260.87d {+17h 23m 29s}  -23.17d {-23d 10' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        107.43 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       69.43d {+04h 37m 43s}  +17.07d {+17d 04' 28"}
MOON_DIST:        84.82 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 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 260.04,17.85 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.93 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.