[vsnet-grb 193365] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 04 Jan 13 22:26:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.205d {+38d 12' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  81.117d
SLEW_TIME:       80820.00 SOD {22:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16296 TJD;     4 DOY;   13/01/04
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 24
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       286.00d {+19h 03m 59s}  -22.62d {-22d 37' 20"}
SUN_DIST:        126.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      189.56d {+12h 38m 14s}   -7.85d {-07d 51' 05"}
MOON_DIST:        50.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      53 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 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 51.88,-13.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.22 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.