[vsnet-grb 358792] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 08 Mar 18 00:26:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.102d {+11h 04m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.185d {+38d 11' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 339.053d
SLEW_TIME:       1620.00 SOD {00:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18185 TJD;    67 DOY;   18/03/08
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 209
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       348.39d {+23h 13m 34s}   -4.98d {-04d 59' 00"}
SUN_DIST:        146.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      240.20d {+16h 00m 49s}  -15.51d {-15d 30' 23"}
MOON_DIST:        87.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      64 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 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 3.77,20.60 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.60 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.