[vsnet-grb 312332] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 05 Jan 17 03:21:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.204d {+38d 12' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  79.544d
SLEW_TIME:       12120.00 SOD {03:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17758 TJD;     5 DOY;   17/01/05
OBS_TIME:        298.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 111
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       286.25d {+19h 05m 01s}  -22.60d {-22d 35' 43"}
SUN_DIST:        126.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        6.91d {+00h 27m 38s}   -0.06d {-00d 03' 21"}
MOON_DIST:       137.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      43 [%]
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 1.26,-12.81 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.34 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.