[vsnet-grb 278081] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 08 Dec 15 10:16:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.144d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.214d {+38d 12' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 102.697d
SLEW_TIME:       37020.00 SOD {10:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17364 TJD;   342 DOY;   15/12/08
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 240
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       254.79d {+16h 59m 09s}  -22.70d {-22d 42' 00"}
SUN_DIST:        102.61 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      220.11d {+14h 40m 26s}  -12.03d {-12d 02' 03"}
MOON_DIST:        70.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.80, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.52 [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 223.73,10.80 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.76 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.