[vsnet-grb 462234] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 18 Oct 20 01:55:47 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: 136.117d
SLEW_TIME:       6960.00 SOD {01:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19140 TJD;   292 DOY;   20/10/18
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 148
MERIT:           70.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=8421=0x20E5
SUN_POSTN:       203.31d {+13h 33m 14s}   -9.73d {-09d 43' 58"}
SUN_DIST:         58.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      221.48d {+14h 45m 56s}  -12.67d {-12d 40' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        72.29 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
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 42.13,-11.18 [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.