[vsnet-grb 353400] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 19 Jan 18 02:42:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.144d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.202d {+38d 12' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  73.733d
SLEW_TIME:       9780.00 SOD {02:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18137 TJD;    19 DOY;   18/01/19
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 178
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       301.10d {+20h 04m 24s}  -20.36d {-20d 21' 49"}
SUN_DIST:        137.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      323.66d {+21h 34m 38s}  -14.98d {-14d 58' 42"}
MOON_DIST:       149.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
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 283.16,6.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.47 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.