[vsnet-grb 192487] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 23 Dec 12 03:59:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.210d {+38d 12' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  91.671d
SLEW_TIME:       14400.00 SOD {04:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16284 TJD;   358 DOY;   12/12/23
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 21
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       271.88d {+18h 07m 31s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 32"}
SUN_DIST:        116.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       31.88d {+02h 07m 32s}  +14.93d {+14d 56' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       111.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.82, 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 261.34,16.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.95 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.