[vsnet-grb 278915] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 19 Dec 15 17:40:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.210d {+38d 12' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  93.596d
SLEW_TIME:       63660.00 SOD {17:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17375 TJD;   353 DOY;   15/12/19
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [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:       267.27d {+17h 49m 04s}  -23.41d {-23d 24' 45"}
SUN_DIST:        112.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       11.62d {+00h 46m 29s}   +3.43d {+03d 25' 33"}
MOON_DIST:       132.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      63 [%]
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 135.48,12.70 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.99 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.