[vsnet-grb 428553] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 03 Dec 19 04:33:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.215d {+38d 12' 53"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 103.482d
SLEW_TIME:       16440.00 SOD {04:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18820 TJD;   337 DOY;   19/12/03
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 87
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       249.12d {+16h 36m 28s}  -22.05d {-22d 02' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         97.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      332.35d {+22h 09m 25s}  -15.69d {-15d 41' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       154.39 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
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 256.99,19.22 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.75 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.