[vsnet-grb 166544] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 19 Jan 12 03:00:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.137d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.198d {+38d 11' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  65.280d
SLEW_TIME:       10860.00 SOD {03:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15945 TJD;    19 DOY;   12/01/19
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 56
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       300.54d {+20h 02m 09s}  -20.47d {-20d 28' 29"}
SUN_DIST:        136.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      242.37d {+16h 09m 28s}  -21.75d {-21d 45' 04"}
MOON_DIST:        93.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.84, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.50 [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 10.98,-1.84 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.61 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.