[vsnet-grb 278851] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 18 Dec 15 20:54:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.212d {+38d 12' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  97.135d
SLEW_TIME:       75300.00 SOD {20:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17374 TJD;   352 DOY;   15/12/18
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 245
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       266.31d {+17h 45m 14s}  -23.39d {-23d 23' 35"}
SUN_DIST:        111.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      359.93d {+23h 59m 44s}   -0.42d {-00d 25' 00"}
MOON_DIST:       140.28 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      53 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 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 75.95,17.13 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.90 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.