[vsnet-grb 193561] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 08 Jan 13 03:34:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.203d {+38d 12' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  77.485d
SLEW_TIME:       12900.00 SOD {03:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16300 TJD;     8 DOY;   13/01/08
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 25
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       289.51d {+19h 18m 03s}  -22.23d {-22d 13' 29"}
SUN_DIST:        129.21 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      235.02d {+15h 40m 06s}  -19.17d {-19d 10' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        86.16 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      18 [%]
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 17.51,-19.37 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.31 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.