[vsnet-grb 322671] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 24 Apr 17 03:42:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.090d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.192d {+38d 11' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 312.962d
SLEW_TIME:       13380.00 SOD {03:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17867 TJD;   114 DOY;   17/04/24
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        31.91d {+02h 07m 38s}  +12.91d {+12d 54' 22"}
SUN_DIST:        113.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        2.85d {+00h 11m 23s}   -1.60d {-01d 36' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       140.48 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
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 192.46,-16.41 [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.