[vsnet-grb 312299] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 04 Jan 17 14:23:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.206d {+38d 12' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  84.579d
SLEW_TIME:       51840.00 SOD {14:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17757 TJD;     4 DOY;   17/01/04
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [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:       285.66d {+19h 02m 38s}  -22.66d {-22d 39' 20"}
SUN_DIST:        126.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      359.92d {+23h 59m 40s}   -2.43d {-02d 25' 57"}
MOON_DIST:       142.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      37 [%]
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 145.95,-20.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.22 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.