[vsnet-grb 322549] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 22 Apr 17 21:39:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.091d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 313.486d
SLEW_TIME:       78000.00 SOD {21:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17865 TJD;   112 DOY;   17/04/22
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [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:        30.73d {+02h 02m 56s}  +12.49d {+12d 29' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        114.55 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      346.14d {+23h 04m 34s}   -7.22d {-07d 13' 21"}
MOON_DIST:       149.12 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      17 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 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 338.17,-2.50 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.52 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.