[vsnet-grb 350992] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 27 Dec 17 03:30:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.208d {+38d 12' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  88.120d
SLEW_TIME:       12660.00 SOD {03:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18114 TJD;   361 DOY;   17/12/27
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 154
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       276.06d {+18h 24m 14s}  -23.32d {-23d 19' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        119.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       15.39d {+01h 01m 34s}   +1.65d {+01d 39' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       132.07 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.82, 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 15.67,-18.10 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.14 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.