[vsnet-grb 353422] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 19 Jan 18 07:44:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.143d {+11h 04m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.200d {+38d 11' 60"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  69.207d
SLEW_TIME:       27900.00 SOD {07:45:00.00} 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:       301.32d {+20h 05m 18s}  -20.32d {-20d 19' 11"}
SUN_DIST:        137.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      326.22d {+21h 44m 52s}  -14.38d {-14d 22' 33"}
MOON_DIST:       150.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
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 258.02,19.37 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.57 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.