[vsnet-grb 398440] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 28 Feb 19 04:04:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.126d {+11h 04m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.186d {+38d 11' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  22.838d
SLEW_TIME:       14700.00 SOD {04:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18542 TJD;    59 DOY;   19/02/28
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 44
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       340.85d {+22h 43m 24s}   -8.09d {-08d 05' 32"}
SUN_DIST:        149.60 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      268.48d {+17h 53m 56s}  -20.97d {-20d 58' 21"}
MOON_DIST:       112.01 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      34 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 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 246.16,-2.30 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.35 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.