[vsnet-grb 351842] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 04 Jan 18 08:56:50 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:  82.775d
SLEW_TIME:       32220.00 SOD {08:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18122 TJD;     4 DOY;   18/01/04
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 160
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       285.14d {+19h 00m 35s}  -22.71d {-22d 42' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        125.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      138.18d {+09h 12m 44s}  +16.08d {+16d 04' 32"}
MOON_DIST:        33.16 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      93 [%]
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 235.37,-16.89 [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.