[vsnet-grb 326769] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 25 May 17 04:13:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.086d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.196d {+38d 11' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 300.600d
SLEW_TIME:       15240.00 SOD {04:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17898 TJD;   145 DOY;   17/05/25
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 15
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        62.18d {+04h 08m 43s}  +20.98d {+20d 58' 33"}
SUN_DIST:         87.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       53.88d {+03h 35m 31s}  +14.20d {+14d 12' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        98.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 140.11,10.26 [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.