[vsnet-grb 312726] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Jan 17 12:27:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.205d {+38d 12' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  81.823d
SLEW_TIME:       44880.00 SOD {12:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17761 TJD;     8 DOY;   17/01/08
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 114
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       289.95d {+19h 19m 48s}  -22.17d {-22d 10' 11"}
SUN_DIST:        129.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       53.24d {+03h 32m 58s}  +13.93d {+13d 55' 59"}
MOON_DIST:        98.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
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 170.89,-18.66 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.28 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.