[vsnet-grb 431481] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 02 Jan 20 03:32:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.146d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.208d {+38d 12' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  88.212d
SLEW_TIME:       12780.00 SOD {03:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18850 TJD;     2 DOY;   20/01/02
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 98
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       282.16d {+18h 48m 38s}  -22.97d {-22d 57' 54"}
SUN_DIST:        123.74 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        1.91d {+00h 07m 38s}   -4.89d {-04d 53' 25"}
MOON_DIST:       143.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.51 [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 341.02,7.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.13 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.