[vsnet-grb 354269] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 27 Jan 18 03:34:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.139d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.194d {+38d 11' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  53.662d
SLEW_TIME:       12900.00 SOD {03:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18145 TJD;    27 DOY;   18/01/27
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 184
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       309.54d {+20h 38m 10s}  -18.49d {-18d 29' 05"}
SUN_DIST:        142.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       65.12d {+04h 20m 30s}  +16.54d {+16d 32' 28"}
MOON_DIST:        88.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.85, 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 255.58,19.00 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.88 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.