[vsnet-grb 353312] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Jan 18 04:34:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.144d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.201d {+38d 12' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  72.913d
SLEW_TIME:       16500.00 SOD {04:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18136 TJD;    18 DOY;   18/01/18
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 175
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       300.12d {+20h 00m 29s}  -20.55d {-20d 33' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        136.55 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      312.32d {+20h 49m 16s}  -17.27d {-17d 16' 01"}
MOON_DIST:       143.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 295.89,16.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.49 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.