[vsnet-grb 318369] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 21 Mar 17 02:02:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.095d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.188d {+38d 11' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 324.326d
SLEW_TIME:       7380.00 SOD {02:03:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17833 TJD;    80 DOY;   17/03/21
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 163
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         0.60d {+00h 02m 24s}   +0.26d {+00d 15' 33"}
SUN_DIST:        139.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      275.43d {+18h 21m 44s}  -18.90d {-18d 53' 55"}
MOON_DIST:       116.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      46 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 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 257.70,19.70 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.57 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.