[vsnet-grb 430246] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 21 Dec 19 03:09:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.213d {+38d 12' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  99.138d
SLEW_TIME:       11400.00 SOD {03:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18838 TJD;   355 DOY;   19/12/21
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 92
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       268.85d {+17h 55m 23s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 54"}
SUN_DIST:        113.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      204.32d {+13h 37m 18s}   -4.67d {-04d 40' 24"}
MOON_DIST:        55.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      29 [%]
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,-16.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.86 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.