[vsnet-grb 431683] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 04 Jan 20 03:29:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.205d {+38d 12' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  80.732d
SLEW_TIME:       12600.00 SOD {03:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18852 TJD;     4 DOY;   20/01/04
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 99
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       284.36d {+18h 57m 26s}  -22.78d {-22d 46' 45"}
SUN_DIST:        125.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       23.72d {+01h 34m 52s}   +4.40d {+04d 23' 59"}
MOON_DIST:       125.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      59 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.82, 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 12.51,19.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.31 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.