[vsnet-grb 311208] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 22 Dec 16 13:43:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.146d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.209d {+38d 12' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  90.767d
SLEW_TIME:       49440.00 SOD {13:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17744 TJD;   357 DOY;   16/12/22
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         92399,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       271.25d {+18h 05m 01s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 52"}
SUN_DIST:        115.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      197.59d {+13h 10m 21s}   -3.82d {-03d 49' 24"}
MOON_DIST:        50.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      36 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.51 [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 142.27,10.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.08 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.