[vsnet-grb 165809] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Jan 12 09:50:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.139d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.204d {+38d 12' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  78.708d
SLEW_TIME:       35460.00 SOD {09:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15934 TJD;     8 DOY;   12/01/08
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 54
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       288.97d {+19h 15m 53s}  -22.29d {-22d 17' 28"}
SUN_DIST:        128.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       97.29d {+06h 29m 10s}  +21.35d {+21d 21' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        60.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 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 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 197.99,-7.81 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.29 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.