[vsnet-grb 251946] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 27 Jan 15 01:39:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.139d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.194d {+38d 11' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  53.306d
SLEW_TIME:       6000.00 SOD {01:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17049 TJD;    27 DOY;   15/01/27
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 169
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       309.18d {+20h 36m 42s}  -18.58d {-18d 34' 31"}
SUN_DIST:        142.27 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       33.42d {+02h 13m 41s}  +11.47d {+11d 27' 57"}
MOON_DIST:       113.73 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      49 [%]
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 345.34,11.96 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.88 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.