[vsnet-grb 114149] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 23 Dec 09 14:42:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.139d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.209d {+38d 12' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  91.567d
SLEW_TIME:       52980.00 SOD {14:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15188 TJD;   357 DOY;   09/12/23
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 166
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       272.07d {+18h 08m 18s}  -23.42d {-23d 25' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        116.23 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      348.44d {+23h 13m 46s}   -0.04d {-00d 02' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       141.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      39 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.82, 65.05 [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.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 177.56,10.47 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.96 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.