[vsnet-grb 280193] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 04 Jan 16 13:17:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.206d {+38d 12' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  83.627d
SLEW_TIME:       47880.00 SOD {13:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17391 TJD;     4 DOY;   16/01/04
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         35014,   Seg_Num: 254
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       284.78d {+18h 59m 07s}  -22.74d {-22d 44' 28"}
SUN_DIST:        125.72 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      217.49d {+14h 29m 57s}  -11.10d {-11d 06' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        68.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      29 [%]
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 158.24,-15.17 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.23 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.