[vsnet-grb 326401] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 21 May 17 09:19:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.087d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.196d {+38d 11' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 301.063d
SLEW_TIME:       33600.00 SOD {09:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17894 TJD;   141 DOY;   17/05/21
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         92412,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        58.36d {+03h 53m 27s}  +20.26d {+20d 15' 28"}
SUN_DIST:         90.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        0.56d {+00h 02m 15s}   -2.67d {-02d 40' 16"}
MOON_DIST:       142.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
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 61.89,18.12 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.41 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.