[vsnet-grb 350263] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 19 Dec 17 11:49:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.210d {+38d 12' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  93.036d
SLEW_TIME:       42600.00 SOD {11:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18106 TJD;   353 DOY;   17/12/19
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 148
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       267.57d {+17h 50m 16s}  -23.42d {-23d 25' 02"}
SUN_DIST:        112.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      281.73d {+18h 46m 54s}  -20.09d {-20d 05' 07"}
MOON_DIST:       121.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 176.91,6.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.01 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.