[vsnet-grb 316518] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 21 Feb 17 02:52:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.117d {+11h 04m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.184d {+38d 11' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   5.369d
SLEW_TIME:       10380.00 SOD {02:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17805 TJD;    52 DOY;   17/02/21
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 139
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       334.63d {+22h 18m 31s}  -10.52d {-10d 31' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        150.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      267.67d {+17h 50m 40s}  -18.59d {-18d 35' 20"}
MOON_DIST:       110.06 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      29 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 29.48 [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 358.37,-11.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.51 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.