[vsnet-grb 318676] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 Mar 17 03:13:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.105d {+11h 04m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.185d {+38d 11' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 343.702d
SLEW_TIME:       11640.00 SOD {03:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17835 TJD;    82 DOY;   17/03/23
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 164
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         2.47d {+00h 09m 52s}   +1.07d {+01d 04' 05"}
SUN_DIST:        138.11 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      301.86d {+20h 07m 27s}  -17.31d {-17d 18' 45"}
MOON_DIST:       136.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 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 224.52,20.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.60 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.