[vsnet-grb 193871] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 12 Jan 13 11:26:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.137d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.202d {+38d 12' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  74.580d
SLEW_TIME:       41220.00 SOD {11:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16304 TJD;    12 DOY;   13/01/12
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 32
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       294.22d {+19h 36m 52s}  -21.57d {-21d 34' 18"}
SUN_DIST:        132.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      302.73d {+20h 10m 56s}  -15.26d {-15d 15' 29"}
MOON_DIST:       135.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 180.68,-18.71 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.38 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.