[vsnet-grb 319983] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 03 Apr 17 02:10:26 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: 331.485d
SLEW_TIME:       7860.00 SOD {02:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17846 TJD;    93 DOY;   17/04/03
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 177
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        12.44d {+00h 49m 47s}   +5.34d {+05d 20' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        130.26 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       94.74d {+06h 18m 57s}  +18.90d {+18d 54' 03"}
MOON_DIST:        64.22 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      42 [%]
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 215.24,13.54 [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.