[vsnet-grb 251184] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 17 Jan 15 05:20:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.143d {+11h 04m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.200d {+38d 11' 59"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  68.927d
SLEW_TIME:       19260.00 SOD {05:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17039 TJD;    17 DOY;   15/01/17
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 162
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       298.80d {+19h 55m 11s}  -20.80d {-20d 48' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        135.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      251.13d {+16h 44m 31s}  -17.97d {-17d 57' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        97.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.25, 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 333.93,0.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.57 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.