[vsnet-grb 350822] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 25 Dec 17 08:41:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.146d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.208d {+38d 12' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  88.527d
SLEW_TIME:       31320.00 SOD {08:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18112 TJD;   359 DOY;   17/12/25
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 153
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       274.08d {+18h 16m 19s}  -23.38d {-23d 23' 00"}
SUN_DIST:        117.67 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      353.56d {+23h 34m 14s}   -6.20d {-06d 12' 15"}
MOON_DIST:       147.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.51 [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 349.98,-8.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.13 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.