[vsnet-grb 278896] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 19 Dec 15 11:19:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.213d {+38d 12' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  98.912d
SLEW_TIME:       40800.00 SOD {11:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17375 TJD;   353 DOY;   15/12/19
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [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:       266.97d {+17h 47m 54s}  -23.41d {-23d 24' 26"}
SUN_DIST:        112.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        8.04d {+00h 32m 09s}   +2.26d {+02d 15' 25"}
MOON_DIST:       134.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      60 [%]
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 242.62,9.62 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.86 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.