[vsnet-grb 316925] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Feb 17 02:29:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.108d {+11h 04m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.184d {+38d 11' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 350.506d
SLEW_TIME:       9000.00 SOD {02:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17809 TJD;    56 DOY;   17/02/25
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 142
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       338.42d {+22h 33m 40s}   -9.06d {-09d 03' 34"}
SUN_DIST:        150.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      319.87d {+21h 19m 29s}  -14.06d {-14d 03' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       146.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
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 347.22,-6.63 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.58 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.