[vsnet-grb 431884] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 06 Jan 20 04:31:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.205d {+38d 12' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  81.662d
SLEW_TIME:       16320.00 SOD {04:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18854 TJD;     6 DOY;   20/01/06
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 100
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       286.60d {+19h 06m 25s}  -22.56d {-22d 33' 29"}
SUN_DIST:        127.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       47.26d {+03h 09m 03s}  +13.45d {+13d 26' 56"}
MOON_DIST:       103.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
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 272.72,-0.67 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.29 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.