[vsnet-grb 353407] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 19 Jan 18 04:19:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.204d {+38d 12' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  78.188d
SLEW_TIME:       15600.00 SOD {04:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18137 TJD;    19 DOY;   18/01/19
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [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:       301.17d {+20h 04m 41s}  -20.35d {-20d 20' 58"}
SUN_DIST:        137.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      324.48d {+21h 37m 55s}  -14.79d {-14d 47' 19"}
MOON_DIST:       149.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 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 262.34,7.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.37 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.