[vsnet-grb 222872] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Jan 14 03:55:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.134d {+11h 04m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.196d {+38d 11' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  57.815d
SLEW_TIME:       14160.00 SOD {03:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16681 TJD;    24 DOY;   14/01/24
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 99
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       306.40d {+20h 25m 36s}  -19.24d {-19d 14' 07"}
SUN_DIST:        140.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      211.15d {+14h 04m 37s}  -12.47d {-12d 28' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        65.70 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      51 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.85, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.50 [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 312.51,-0.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.76 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.