[vsnet-grb 352676] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 12 Jan 18 03:48:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.144d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.202d {+38d 12' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  74.768d
SLEW_TIME:       13740.00 SOD {03:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18130 TJD;    12 DOY;   18/01/12
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 168
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       293.64d {+19h 34m 34s}  -21.66d {-21d 39' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        132.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      237.25d {+15h 48m 59s}  -14.78d {-14d 46' 35"}
MOON_DIST:        84.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.25, 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 22.14,20.19 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.45 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.