[vsnet-grb 351823] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 04 Jan 18 04:27:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.206d {+38d 12' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  82.753d
SLEW_TIME:       16080.00 SOD {04:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18122 TJD;     4 DOY;   18/01/04
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         10474,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       284.94d {+18h 59m 45s}  -22.73d {-22d 43' 32"}
SUN_DIST:        125.82 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      135.36d {+09h 01m 25s}  +16.64d {+16d 38' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        34.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
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 6.72,3.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.27 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.