[vsnet-grb 324421] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 07 May 17 04:16:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.089d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 308.727d
SLEW_TIME:       15420.00 SOD {04:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17880 TJD;   127 DOY;   17/05/07
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         92412,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        44.34d {+02h 57m 23s}  +16.86d {+16d 51' 26"}
SUN_DIST:        102.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      185.76d {+12h 23m 03s}   +0.65d {+00d 39' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        41.49 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
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 182.42,16.18 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.48 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.