[vsnet-grb 312271] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 04 Jan 17 05:07:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.207d {+38d 12' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  86.430d
SLEW_TIME:       18480.00 SOD {05:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17757 TJD;     4 DOY;   17/01/04
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [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:       285.24d {+19h 00m 57s}  -22.70d {-22d 41' 50"}
SUN_DIST:        126.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      354.96d {+23h 39m 49s}   -4.09d {-04d 05' 27"}
MOON_DIST:       145.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      33 [%]
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 357.13,-8.11 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.17 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.