[vsnet-grb 349490] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 11 Dec 17 14:04:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.213d {+38d 12' 48"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 100.843d
SLEW_TIME:       50700.00 SOD {14:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18098 TJD;   345 DOY;   17/12/11
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       258.82d {+17h 15m 18s}  -23.04d {-23d 02' 18"}
SUN_DIST:        105.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      185.96d {+12h 23m 50s}   +1.53d {+01d 31' 56"}
MOON_DIST:        40.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      37 [%]
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 140.94,20.31 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.82 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.