[vsnet-grb 312280] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 04 Jan 17 08:25:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.207d {+38d 12' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  84.969d
SLEW_TIME:       30360.00 SOD {08:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17757 TJD;     4 DOY;   17/01/04
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 110
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       285.39d {+19h 01m 33s}  -22.68d {-22d 40' 57"}
SUN_DIST:        126.16 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      356.72d {+23h 46m 52s}   -3.51d {-03d 30' 20"}
MOON_DIST:       144.13 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      34 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.82, 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 329.55,0.18 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.21 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.