[vsnet-grb 354467] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 29 Jan 18 05:12:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.142d {+11h 04m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.197d {+38d 11' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  62.964d
SLEW_TIME:       18780.00 SOD {05:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18147 TJD;    29 DOY;   18/01/29
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 186
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       311.68d {+20h 46m 43s}  -17.94d {-17d 56' 27"}
SUN_DIST:        143.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       97.04d {+06h 28m 10s}  +20.12d {+20d 07' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        61.78 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      92 [%]
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 283.83,14.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.70 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.