[vsnet-grb 314850] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 31 Jan 17 23:28:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.136d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  45.503d
SLEW_TIME:       84540.00 SOD {23:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17784 TJD;    31 DOY;   17/01/31
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK_421 
TGT_NUM:         81926,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       314.76d {+20h 59m 01s}  -17.11d {-17d 06' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        145.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        1.82d {+00h 07m 17s}   -1.83d {-01d 49' 54"}
MOON_DIST:       141.06 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      17 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.86, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 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 12.61,16.21 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.02 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.