[vsnet-grb 350326] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 20 Dec 17 02:25:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.210d {+38d 12' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  92.223d
SLEW_TIME:       8760.00 SOD {02:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18107 TJD;   354 DOY;   17/12/20
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         10474,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       268.24d {+17h 52m 58s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 34"}
SUN_DIST:        113.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      289.40d {+19h 17m 35s}  -19.86d {-19d 51' 43"}
MOON_DIST:       127.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
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 11.95,-14.13 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.04 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.