[vsnet-grb 280376] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 06 Jan 16 16:24:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.204d {+38d 12' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  78.752d
SLEW_TIME:       59100.00 SOD {16:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17393 TJD;     6 DOY;   16/01/06
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       287.12d {+19h 08m 28s}  -22.50d {-22d 30' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        127.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      243.83d {+16h 15m 19s}  -16.47d {-16d 28' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        90.64 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
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 123.45,-19.88 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.35 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.