[vsnet-grb 318186] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 19 Mar 17 05:02:03 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: 350.285d
SLEW_TIME:       18120.00 SOD {05:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17831 TJD;    78 DOY;   17/03/19
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 162
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       358.89d {+23h 55m 33s}   -0.48d {-00d 28' 54"}
SUN_DIST:        140.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      252.05d {+16h 48m 13s}  -17.21d {-17d 12' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        97.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      64 [%]
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 187.39,12.48 [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.