[vsnet-grb 164991] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 27 Dec 11 12:22:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.139d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.207d {+38d 12' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  86.936d
SLEW_TIME:       44580.00 SOD {12:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15922 TJD;   361 DOY;   11/12/27
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 51
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       275.87d {+18h 23m 28s}  -23.33d {-23d 19' 39"}
SUN_DIST:        119.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      312.01d {+20h 48m 03s}  -13.30d {-13d 18' 10"}
MOON_DIST:       140.76 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
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 207.86,8.77 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.08 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.