[vsnet-grb 353604] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 21 Jan 18 09:04:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.142d {+11h 04m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.198d {+38d 11' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  63.428d
SLEW_TIME:       32700.00 SOD {09:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18139 TJD;    21 DOY;   18/01/21
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 179
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       303.50d {+20h 14m 00s}  -19.87d {-19d 52' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        138.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      350.88d {+23h 23m 32s}   -7.17d {-07d 10' 22"}
MOON_DIST:       148.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.84, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.25, 29.50 [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 221.44,19.37 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.69 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.