[vsnet-grb 164872] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 25 Dec 11 12:12:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.139d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.209d {+38d 12' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  89.844d
SLEW_TIME:       43980.00 SOD {12:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15920 TJD;   359 DOY;   11/12/25
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 50
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       273.64d {+18h 14m 33s}  -23.40d {-23d 23' 41"}
SUN_DIST:        117.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      284.16d {+18h 56m 37s}  -20.19d {-20d 11' 40"}
MOON_DIST:       123.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 175.77,20.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.01 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.