[vsnet-grb 357534] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 25 Feb 18 07:28:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.130d {+11h 04m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.187d {+38d 11' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  30.938d
SLEW_TIME:       26940.00 SOD {07:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18174 TJD;    56 DOY;   18/02/25
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 205
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       338.38d {+22h 33m 32s}   -9.07d {-09d 04' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        150.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       92.95d {+06h 11m 49s}  +19.99d {+19d 59' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        65.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      72 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.49 [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 196.84,-18.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.25 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.