[vsnet-grb 312252] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 04 Jan 17 00:08:11 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:  83.423d
SLEW_TIME:       480.00 SOD {00:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17757 TJD;     4 DOY;   17/01/04
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 110
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       285.01d {+19h 00m 02s}  -22.72d {-22d 43' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        125.88 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      352.29d {+23h 29m 09s}   -4.97d {-04d 58' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       146.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      31 [%]
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 17.04,-20.19 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.24 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.