[vsnet-grb 312295] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 04 Jan 17 12:53:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.206d {+38d 12' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  82.423d
SLEW_TIME:       46440.00 SOD {12:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17757 TJD;     4 DOY;   17/01/04
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [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:       285.59d {+19h 02m 22s}  -22.66d {-22d 39' 44"}
SUN_DIST:        126.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      359.12d {+23h 56m 28s}   -2.70d {-02d 42' 08"}
MOON_DIST:       142.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      36 [%]
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 192.90,-19.07 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.27 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.