[vsnet-grb 389794] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 12 Dec 18 03:14:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.213d {+38d 12' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  99.905d
SLEW_TIME:       11700.00 SOD {03:15:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18464 TJD;   346 DOY;   18/12/12
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         94151,   Seg_Num: 16
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       259.16d {+17h 16m 38s}  -23.06d {-23d 03' 42"}
SUN_DIST:        106.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      316.55d {+21h 06m 12s}  -18.22d {-18d 13' 11"}
MOON_DIST:       147.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.80, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.52 [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 305.94,14.01 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.85 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.