[vsnet-grb 139388] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 27 Dec 10 19:31:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.139d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.208d {+38d 12' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  89.153d
SLEW_TIME:       70320.00 SOD {19:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15557 TJD;   361 DOY;   10/12/27
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 55
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       276.46d {+18h 25m 52s}  -23.30d {-23d 18' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        119.57 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      178.82d {+11h 55m 16s}   -5.26d {-05d 15' 33"}
MOON_DIST:        44.94 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      54 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.82, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.51 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 120.50,-2.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.02 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.