[vsnet-grb 349092] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 07 Dec 17 06:49:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.214d {+38d 12' 50"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 101.637d
SLEW_TIME:       24600.00 SOD {06:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18094 TJD;   341 DOY;   17/12/07
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 17
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       254.10d {+16h 56m 24s}  -22.63d {-22d 37' 53"}
SUN_DIST:        102.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      128.00d {+08h 31m 59s}  +17.72d {+17d 42' 59"}
MOON_DIST:        39.18 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      82 [%]
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 338.17,9.86 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.80 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.