[vsnet-grb 278953] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 20 Dec 15 04:39:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.212d {+38d 12' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  96.168d
SLEW_TIME:       16800.00 SOD {04:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17376 TJD;   354 DOY;   15/12/20
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 249
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       267.77d {+17h 51m 06s}  -23.42d {-23d 25' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        112.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       17.86d {+01h 11m 25s}   +5.42d {+05d 25' 19"}
MOON_DIST:       127.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      68 [%]
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 0.00,0.00 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.93 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.