[vsnet-grb 194272] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 18 Jan 13 03:56:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.137d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.200d {+38d 11' 59"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  68.643d
SLEW_TIME:       14220.00 SOD {03:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16310 TJD;    18 DOY;   13/01/18
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 35
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       300.32d {+20h 01m 17s}  -20.52d {-20d 30' 58"}
SUN_DIST:        136.73 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       16.42d {+01h 05m 40s}  +10.18d {+10d 10' 53"}
MOON_DIST:       124.10 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      42 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.84, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.50 [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 347.28,-5.85 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.52 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.