[vsnet-grb 284000] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Feb 16 05:19:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  49.492d
SLEW_TIME:       19200.00 SOD {05:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17436 TJD;    49 DOY;   16/02/18
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 41
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       331.11d {+22h 04m 27s}  -11.83d {-11d 49' 38"}
SUN_DIST:        150.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       95.72d {+06h 22m 52s}  +18.21d {+18d 12' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        63.86 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      80 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.85, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.50 [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 213.67,7.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.95 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.