[vsnet-grb 191359] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 07 Dec 12 09:59:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.214d {+38d 12' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 102.547d
SLEW_TIME:       36000.00 SOD {10:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16268 TJD;   342 DOY;   12/12/07
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 15
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       254.48d {+16h 57m 55s}  -22.67d {-22d 40' 11"}
SUN_DIST:        102.40 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      173.75d {+11h 35m 01s}   -2.25d {-02d 14' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        40.97 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      42 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 29.52 [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 274.06,11.30 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.67 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.