[vsnet-grb 278891] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 19 Dec 15 09:26:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.211d {+38d 12' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  94.507d
SLEW_TIME:       34020.00 SOD {09:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17375 TJD;   353 DOY;   15/12/19
OBS_TIME:        1500.00 [sec]   (=25.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 246
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       266.89d {+17h 47m 33s}  -23.41d {-23d 24' 20"}
SUN_DIST:        112.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        6.98d {+00h 27m 55s}   +1.91d {+01d 54' 29"}
MOON_DIST:       135.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      59 [%]
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 203.74,20.47 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.97 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.