[vsnet-grb 139698] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 01 Jan 11 10:01:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.206d {+38d 12' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  82.636d
SLEW_TIME:       36120.00 SOD {10:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15562 TJD;     1 DOY;   11/01/01
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 57
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       281.56d {+18h 46m 14s}  -23.01d {-23d 00' 42"}
SUN_DIST:        123.40 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      242.41d {+16h 09m 37s}  -23.49d {-23d 29' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        94.19 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      10 [%]
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 190.01,10.38 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.19 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.