[vsnet-grb 166736] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 21 Jan 12 10:59:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.136d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.197d {+38d 11' 50"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  62.106d
SLEW_TIME:       39600.00 SOD {11:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15947 TJD;    21 DOY;   12/01/21
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 59
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       303.01d {+20h 12m 03s}  -19.98d {-19d 58' 38"}
SUN_DIST:        138.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      277.73d {+18h 30m 54s}  -21.08d {-21d 04' 34"}
MOON_DIST:       119.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
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 230.62,-2.12 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.67 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.