[vsnet-grb 191652] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 11 Dec 12 10:12:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.212d {+38d 12' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  97.965d
SLEW_TIME:       36780.00 SOD {10:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16272 TJD;   346 DOY;   12/12/11
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 16
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       258.88d {+17h 15m 31s}  -23.04d {-23d 02' 35"}
SUN_DIST:        105.91 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      229.99d {+15h 19m 57s}  -18.59d {-18d 35' 28"}
MOON_DIST:        82.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
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 261.42,16.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.79 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.