[vsnet-grb 322478] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 22 Apr 17 05:29:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.190d {+38d 11' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 319.660d
SLEW_TIME:       19800.00 SOD {05:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17865 TJD;   112 DOY;   17/04/22
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           70.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        30.10d {+02h 00m 25s}  +12.27d {+12d 15' 59"}
SUN_DIST:        115.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      337.30d {+22h 29m 11s}   -9.93d {-09d 55' 42"}
MOON_DIST:       150.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      23 [%]
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 173.35,-17.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.55 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.