[vsnet-grb 221990] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 12 Jan 14 03:55:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.137d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.202d {+38d 12' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  73.380d
SLEW_TIME:       14160.00 SOD {03:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16669 TJD;    12 DOY;   14/01/12
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 96
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       293.61d {+19h 34m 27s}  -21.66d {-21d 39' 46"}
SUN_DIST:        132.13 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       66.46d {+04h 25m 50s}  +18.89d {+18d 53' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        85.86 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      86 [%]
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 6.57,-13.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.41 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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