[vsnet-grb 434673] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 04 Feb 20 03:47:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.136d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  45.201d
SLEW_TIME:       13680.00 SOD {03:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18883 TJD;    35 DOY;   20/02/04
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 111
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       317.24d {+21h 08m 59s}  -16.40d {-16d 23' 54"}
SUN_DIST:        146.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       67.26d {+04h 29m 03s}  +19.25d {+19d 15' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        85.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      70 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.86, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.50 [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 6.99,-15.27 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.03 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.