[vsnet-grb 352032] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 06 Jan 18 10:30:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.204d {+38d 12' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  79.040d
SLEW_TIME:       37860.00 SOD {10:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18124 TJD;     6 DOY;   18/01/06
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 161
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       287.41d {+19h 09m 38s}  -22.47d {-22d 28' 16"}
SUN_DIST:        127.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      167.47d {+11h 09m 52s}   +8.11d {+08d 06' 20"}
MOON_DIST:        30.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      76 [%]
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 240.19,-3.53 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.35 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.