[vsnet-grb 317161] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 07 Mar 17 01:24:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.123d {+11h 04m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.185d {+38d 11' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  16.301d
SLEW_TIME:       5100.00 SOD {01:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17819 TJD;    66 DOY;   17/03/07
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         34228,   Seg_Num: 156
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       347.73d {+23h 10m 55s}   -5.26d {-05d 15' 45"}
SUN_DIST:        147.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       97.67d {+06h 30m 42s}  +18.87d {+18d 51' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        61.95 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      68 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.49 [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 296.22,-2.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.41 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.