[vsnet-grb 317913] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 Mar 17 22:59:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.109d {+11h 04m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.184d {+38d 11' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 351.171d
SLEW_TIME:       82800.00 SOD {23:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17828 TJD;    75 DOY;   17/03/16
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 160
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       356.83d {+23h 47m 20s}   -1.37d {-01d 22' 19"}
SUN_DIST:        142.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      225.03d {+15h 00m 07s}  -11.81d {-11d 48' 47"}
MOON_DIST:        74.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      83 [%]
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 319.32,17.96 [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.