[vsnet-grb 278958] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 20 Dec 15 06:11:55 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:  98.817d
SLEW_TIME:       22320.00 SOD {06:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17376 TJD;   354 DOY;   15/12/20
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [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:       267.84d {+17h 51m 23s}  -23.42d {-23d 25' 18"}
SUN_DIST:        112.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       18.73d {+01h 14m 56s}   +5.70d {+05d 41' 52"}
MOON_DIST:       126.86 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      68 [%]
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 254.43,20.47 [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.