[vsnet-grb 356562] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 17 Feb 18 07:07:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.123d {+11h 04m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.185d {+38d 11' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  16.937d
SLEW_TIME:       25680.00 SOD {07:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18166 TJD;    48 DOY;   18/02/17
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 200
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       330.72d {+22h 02m 52s}  -11.97d {-11d 58' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        150.38 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      346.97d {+23h 07m 54s}   -8.37d {-08d 22' 21"}
MOON_DIST:       150.28 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.49 [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 328.20,0.67 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.41 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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