[vsnet-grb 311569] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 27 Dec 16 05:52:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.210d {+38d 12' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  92.926d
SLEW_TIME:       21180.00 SOD {05:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17749 TJD;   362 DOY;   16/12/27
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 103
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       276.44d {+18h 25m 45s}  -23.30d {-23d 18' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        119.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      252.47d {+16h 49m 52s}  -17.43d {-17d 25' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        97.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
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 13.52,-17.68 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.01 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.