[vsnet-grb 467779] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 13 Dec 20 02:52:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.114d {+11h 04m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.209d {+38d 12' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 106.053d
SLEW_TIME:       10380.00 SOD {02:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19196 TJD;   348 DOY;   20/12/13
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 178
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       260.81d {+17h 23m 15s}  -23.17d {-23d 10' 01"}
SUN_DIST:        107.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      238.41d {+15h 53m 38s}  -18.55d {-18d 32' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        88.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 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 20.87,-19.01 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.11 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.