[vsnet-grb 166991] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 25 Jan 12 09:37:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.135d {+11h 04m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.195d {+38d 11' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  57.006d
SLEW_TIME:       34680.00 SOD {09:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15951 TJD;    25 DOY;   12/01/25
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 61
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       307.16d {+20h 28m 37s}  -19.06d {-19d 03' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        141.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      330.57d {+22h 02m 18s}   -6.71d {-06d 42' 40"}
MOON_DIST:       145.50 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.85, 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 239.16,4.96 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.79 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.