[vsnet-grb 310837] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 17 Dec 16 22:04:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.211d {+38d 12' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  94.829d
SLEW_TIME:       79500.00 SOD {22:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17739 TJD;   352 DOY;   16/12/17
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 100
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       266.09d {+17h 44m 22s}  -23.39d {-23d 23' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        111.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      140.84d {+09h 23m 23s}  +13.69d {+13d 41' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        33.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      81 [%]
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 15.02,19.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.97 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.