TITLE: GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE: Thu 05 May 22 00:26:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE: SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA: 166.114d {+11h 04m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC: +38.209d {+38d 12' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 304.749d
SLEW_TIME: 1620.00 SOD {00:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE: 19704 TJD; 125 DOY; 22/05/05
OBS_TIME: 660.00 [sec] (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME: Mkn 421
TGT_NUM: 31540, Seg_Num: 33
MERIT: 90.00
INST_MODES: BAT=0=0x0 XRT=6=0x6 UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN: 42.05d {+02h 48m 13s} +16.19d {+16d 11' 30"}
SUN_DIST: 104.75 [deg] Sun_angle= -8.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN: 90.68d {+06h 02m 43s} +26.78d {+26d 46' 51"}
MOON_DIST: 63.19 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM: 15 [%]
GAL_COORDS: 179.83, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS: 151.22, 29.50 [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 227.86,-8.12 [deg].
COMMENTS: There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.11 arcmin from this position.
COMMENTS: This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.