[vsnet-grb 314794] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 31 Jan 17 04:09:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.140d {+11h 04m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.195d {+38d 11' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  56.657d
SLEW_TIME:       15000.00 SOD {04:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17784 TJD;    31 DOY;   17/01/31
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 124
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       313.93d {+20h 55m 44s}  -17.34d {-17d 20' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        144.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      351.39d {+23h 25m 34s}   -5.29d {-05d 17' 26"}
MOON_DIST:       146.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.85, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.25, 29.50 [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 257.22,20.12 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.82 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.