[vsnet-grb 167130] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 27 Jan 12 11:06:36 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:  56.446d
SLEW_TIME:       40020.00 SOD {11:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15953 TJD;    27 DOY;   12/01/27
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 62
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       309.30d {+20h 37m 12s}  -18.54d {-18d 32' 40"}
SUN_DIST:        142.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      354.64d {+23h 38m 32s}   +3.06d {+03d 03' 36"}
MOON_DIST:       138.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      17 [%]
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 160.36,-9.66 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.80 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.