[vsnet-grb 390653] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 19 Dec 18 23:34:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.213d {+38d 12' 48"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 100.175d
SLEW_TIME:       84900.00 SOD {23:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18471 TJD;   353 DOY;   18/12/19
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         94151,   Seg_Num: 17
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       267.84d {+17h 51m 22s}  -23.42d {-23d 25' 16"}
SUN_DIST:        112.86 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       50.09d {+03h 20m 23s}  +13.49d {+13d 29' 34"}
MOON_DIST:       101.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      90 [%]
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 11.93,-10.29 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.84 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.