[vsnet-grb 348604] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 03 Dec 17 16:24:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.214d {+38d 12' 52"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 102.974d
SLEW_TIME:       59100.00 SOD {16:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18090 TJD;   337 DOY;   17/12/03
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 16
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       250.18d {+16h 40m 43s}  -22.19d {-22d 11' 08"}
SUN_DIST:         98.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       71.01d {+04h 44m 02s}  +17.68d {+17d 41' 04"}
MOON_DIST:        83.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.80, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.52 [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 117.38,15.25 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.76 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.