[vsnet-grb 311765] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 29 Dec 16 07:20:57 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:  92.448d
SLEW_TIME:       26460.00 SOD {07:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17751 TJD;   364 DOY;   16/12/29
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 105
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       278.72d {+18h 34m 53s}  -23.19d {-23d 11' 39"}
SUN_DIST:        121.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      278.75d {+18h 35m 01s}  -18.92d {-18d 54' 59"}
MOON_DIST:       118.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
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 1.05,-11.31 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.03 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.