[vsnet-grb 250568] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 09 Jan 15 02:36:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.205d {+38d 12' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  82.209d
SLEW_TIME:       9420.00 SOD {02:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17031 TJD;     9 DOY;   15/01/09
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 158
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       290.03d {+19h 20m 07s}  -22.16d {-22d 09' 34"}
SUN_DIST:        129.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      152.61d {+10h 10m 27s}   +7.74d {+07d 44' 20"}
MOON_DIST:        32.82 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.82, 65.06 [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 12.54,-19.42 [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.