[vsnet-grb 314922] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 01 Feb 17 05:35:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.144d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.201d {+38d 12' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  71.000d
SLEW_TIME:       20160.00 SOD {05:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17785 TJD;    32 DOY;   17/02/01
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 128
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       315.02d {+21h 00m 04s}  -17.04d {-17d 02' 16"}
SUN_DIST:        145.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        5.13d {+00h 20m 31s}   -0.71d {-00d 42' 42"}
MOON_DIST:       138.82 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.25, 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 218.17,19.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.53 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.