[vsnet-grb 407730] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 May 19 23:09:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.061d {+11h 04m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.181d {+38d 10' 52"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 303.296d
SLEW_TIME:       83400.00 SOD {23:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18627 TJD;   144 DOY;   19/05/24
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 73
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        61.48d {+04h 05m 54s}  +20.85d {+20d 51' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         88.23 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      317.82d {+21h 11m 18s}  -18.66d {-18d 39' 42"}
MOON_DIST:       148.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      66 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.92, 65.00 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.19, 29.46 [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 235.90,-16.99 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 4.87 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.