[vsnet-grb 349829] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 15 Dec 17 05:45:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.212d {+38d 12' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  98.214d
SLEW_TIME:       20760.00 SOD {05:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18102 TJD;   349 DOY;   17/12/15
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 144
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       262.86d {+17h 31m 25s}  -23.27d {-23d 16' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        108.98 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      229.16d {+15h 16m 38s}  -12.88d {-12d 52' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        77.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 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 262.56,17.17 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.89 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.