[vsnet-grb 282150] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 27 Jan 16 02:05:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.144d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.201d {+38d 12' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  71.054d
SLEW_TIME:       7560.00 SOD {02:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17414 TJD;    27 DOY;   16/01/27
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 27
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       308.94d {+20h 35m 46s}  -18.63d {-18d 37' 57"}
SUN_DIST:        142.12 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      162.53d {+10h 50m 07s}   +6.45d {+06d 26' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        31.86 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      91 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.25, 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 290.41,3.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.53 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.