[vsnet-grb 221678] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 08 Jan 14 02:12:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.204d {+38d 12' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  78.763d
SLEW_TIME:       7980.00 SOD {02:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16665 TJD;     8 DOY;   14/01/08
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 93
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       289.19d {+19h 16m 45s}  -22.27d {-22d 15' 54"}
SUN_DIST:        128.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       15.01d {+01h 00m 03s}   +8.21d {+08d 12' 46"}
MOON_DIST:       126.50 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      49 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 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 17.95,-20.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.27 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.