[vsnet-grb 192101] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 17 Dec 12 11:48:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.211d {+38d 12' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  95.166d
SLEW_TIME:       42540.00 SOD {11:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16278 TJD;   352 DOY;   12/12/17
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       265.59d {+17h 42m 20s}  -23.38d {-23d 22' 29"}
SUN_DIST:        111.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      323.13d {+21h 32m 31s}   -9.10d {-09d 06' 07"}
MOON_DIST:       144.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      23 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.51 [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 182.29,15.33 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.86 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.