[vsnet-grb 314644] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 29 Jan 17 04:15:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.203d {+38d 12' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  77.563d
SLEW_TIME:       15360.00 SOD {04:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17782 TJD;    29 DOY;   17/01/29
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 123
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       311.89d {+20h 47m 33s}  -17.89d {-17d 53' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        143.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      325.48d {+21h 41m 55s}  -12.75d {-12d 45' 04"}
MOON_DIST:       148.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 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 245.74,16.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.38 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.