[vsnet-grb 350035] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 17 Dec 17 07:11:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.213d {+38d 12' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  98.945d
SLEW_TIME:       25920.00 SOD {07:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18104 TJD;   351 DOY;   17/12/17
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 146
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       265.14d {+17h 40m 33s}  -23.36d {-23d 21' 39"}
SUN_DIST:        110.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      254.19d {+16h 56m 47s}  -18.17d {-18d 10' 06"}
MOON_DIST:        99.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 244.86,12.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.87 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.