[vsnet-grb 359651] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 15 Mar 18 07:21:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.115d {+11h 04m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.184d {+38d 11' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   2.242d
SLEW_TIME:       26520.00 SOD {07:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18192 TJD;    74 DOY;   18/03/15
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 213
MERIT:           70.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       355.10d {+23h 40m 24s}   -2.12d {-02d 07' 13"}
SUN_DIST:        143.16 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      331.12d {+22h 04m 28s}  -13.07d {-13d 04' 19"}
MOON_DIST:       151.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 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 156.02,13.71 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.53 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.