[vsnet-grb 432214] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 08 Jan 20 06:04:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.204d {+38d 12' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  79.195d
SLEW_TIME:       21900.00 SOD {06:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18856 TJD;     8 DOY;   20/01/08
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 101
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       288.86d {+19h 15m 27s}  -22.30d {-22d 18' 11"}
SUN_DIST:        128.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       74.08d {+04h 56m 18s}  +20.49d {+20d 29' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        79.29 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      92 [%]
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 279.41,14.81 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.35 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.