[vsnet-grb 349834] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 15 Dec 17 07:28:47 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: 102.228d
SLEW_TIME:       26940.00 SOD {07:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18102 TJD;   349 DOY;   17/12/15
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [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:       262.93d {+17h 31m 44s}  -23.28d {-23d 16' 38"}
SUN_DIST:        109.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      230.01d {+15h 20m 04s}  -13.11d {-13d 06' 40"}
MOON_DIST:        78.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
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 265.40,9.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.79 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.