[vsnet-grb 354474] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 29 Jan 18 06:43:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.144d {+11h 04m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.200d {+38d 12' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  70.195d
SLEW_TIME:       24240.00 SOD {06:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18147 TJD;    29 DOY;   18/01/29
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [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:       311.74d {+20h 46m 58s}  -17.92d {-17d 55' 26"}
SUN_DIST:        143.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       98.05d {+06h 32m 11s}  +20.14d {+20d 08' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        60.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      93 [%]
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 241.58,18.47 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.55 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.