[vsnet-grb 321976] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 18 Apr 17 17:19:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.087d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.195d {+38d 11' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 303.482d
SLEW_TIME:       62400.00 SOD {17:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17861 TJD;   108 DOY;   17/04/18
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           70.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        26.83d {+01h 47m 19s}  +11.07d {+11d 04' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        117.95 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      292.09d {+19h 28m 22s}  -18.54d {-18d 32' 21"}
MOON_DIST:       129.22 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      57 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.20, 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 73.93,-3.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.44 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.