[vsnet-grb 192199] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 19 Dec 12 04:04:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.212d {+38d 12' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  96.241d
SLEW_TIME:       14700.00 SOD {04:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16280 TJD;   354 DOY;   12/12/19
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 19
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       267.45d {+17h 49m 47s}  -23.42d {-23d 24' 58"}
SUN_DIST:        112.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      344.48d {+22h 57m 55s}   -1.24d {-01d 14' 19"}
MOON_DIST:       143.06 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      39 [%]
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 342.93,19.95 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.83 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.