[vsnet-grb 314031] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 23 Jan 17 04:46:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.144d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.202d {+38d 12' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  73.564d
SLEW_TIME:       17220.00 SOD {04:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17776 TJD;    23 DOY;   17/01/23
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 120
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       305.67d {+20h 22m 42s}  -19.40d {-19d 24' 00"}
SUN_DIST:        140.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      248.00d {+16h 31m 59s}  -16.66d {-16d 39' 29"}
MOON_DIST:        93.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.25, 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 248.58,5.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.47 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.