[vsnet-grb 279624] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 Dec 15 01:07:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.208d {+38d 12' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  88.156d
SLEW_TIME:       4080.00 SOD {01:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17385 TJD;   363 DOY;   15/12/29
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 252
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       277.59d {+18h 30m 23s}  -23.25d {-23d 15' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        120.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      142.22d {+09h 28m 53s}  +11.94d {+11d 56' 29"}
MOON_DIST:        33.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      86 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.82, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.51 [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 12.05,-8.79 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.13 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.