[vsnet-grb 319777] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 01 Apr 17 08:43:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.099d {+11h 04m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.187d {+38d 11' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 331.428d
SLEW_TIME:       31440.00 SOD {08:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17844 TJD;    91 DOY;   17/04/01
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 176
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        10.87d {+00h 43m 29s}   +4.67d {+04d 40' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        131.55 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       68.86d {+04h 35m 27s}  +16.81d {+16d 48' 47"}
MOON_DIST:        85.39 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      23 [%]
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 121.33,15.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.59 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.