[vsnet-grb 468638] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 21 Dec 20 05:17:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.114d {+11h 04m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.209d {+38d 12' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 102.047d
SLEW_TIME:       19080.00 SOD {05:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19204 TJD;   356 DOY;   20/12/21
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 185
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       269.78d {+17h 59m 08s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 08"}
SUN_DIST:        114.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      354.15d {+23h 36m 35s}   -8.31d {-08d 18' 19"}
MOON_DIST:       149.40 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      43 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 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 344.07,-1.19 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.11 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.