[vsnet-grb 194770] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 25 Jan 13 10:21:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.135d {+11h 04m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.197d {+38d 11' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  61.616d
SLEW_TIME:       37320.00 SOD {10:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16317 TJD;    25 DOY;   13/01/25
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 38
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       307.98d {+20h 31m 55s}  -18.87d {-18d 51' 57"}
SUN_DIST:        141.58 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      106.59d {+07h 06m 22s}  +18.62d {+18d 37' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        55.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.85, 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 178.79,-10.89 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.68 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.