[vsnet-grb 220577] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 25 Dec 13 20:47:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.209d {+38d 12' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  90.522d
SLEW_TIME:       74880.00 SOD {20:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16651 TJD;   359 DOY;   13/12/25
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 88
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       274.61d {+18h 18m 26s}  -23.37d {-23d 22' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        118.12 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      186.02d {+12h 24m 04s}   -5.16d {-05d 09' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        47.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      47 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.82, 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 25.89,20.47 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.98 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.