[vsnet-grb 220867] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 29 Dec 13 11:17:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.208d {+38d 12' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  87.685d
SLEW_TIME:       40680.00 SOD {11:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16655 TJD;   363 DOY;   13/12/29
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 90
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       278.60d {+18h 34m 24s}  -23.20d {-23d 12' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        121.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      234.44d {+15h 37m 46s}  -17.51d {-17d 30' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        84.61 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
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 174.62,16.30 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.05 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.