[vsnet-grb 351448] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 31 Dec 17 03:23:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.213d {+38d 12' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  99.545d
SLEW_TIME:       12240.00 SOD {03:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18118 TJD;   365 DOY;   17/12/31
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 156
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       280.48d {+18h 41m 55s}  -23.09d {-23d 05' 11"}
SUN_DIST:        122.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       71.01d {+04h 44m 03s}  +17.68d {+17d 40' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        83.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
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 64.74,6.64 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.85 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.