[vsnet-grb 429001] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Dec 19 02:41:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.214d {+38d 12' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 101.275d
SLEW_TIME:       9720.00 SOD {02:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18825 TJD;   342 DOY;   19/12/08
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 90
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       254.48d {+16h 57m 54s}  -22.67d {-22d 40' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        102.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       27.37d {+01h 49m 28s}   +5.96d {+05d 57' 22"}
MOON_DIST:       121.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      83 [%]
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 0.64,-2.36 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.81 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.