[vsnet-grb 220041] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 18 Dec 13 08:12:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.212d {+38d 12' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  96.990d
SLEW_TIME:       29580.00 SOD {08:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16644 TJD;   352 DOY;   13/12/18
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 85
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       266.26d {+17h 45m 02s}  -23.39d {-23d 23' 32"}
SUN_DIST:        111.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       97.29d {+06h 29m 10s}  +18.83d {+18d 49' 35"}
MOON_DIST:        62.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 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 257.79,19.90 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.81 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.