[vsnet-grb 312491] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 06 Jan 17 03:16:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.204d {+38d 12' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  79.055d
SLEW_TIME:       11820.00 SOD {03:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17759 TJD;     6 DOY;   17/01/06
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 112
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       287.35d {+19h 09m 23s}  -22.48d {-22d 28' 43"}
SUN_DIST:        127.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       20.02d {+01h 20m 05s}   +4.38d {+04d 23' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       127.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      54 [%]
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 0.06,-11.22 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.35 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.