[vsnet-grb 114533] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 Dec 09 10:10:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.139d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.208d {+38d 12' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  87.994d
SLEW_TIME:       36660.00 SOD {10:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15194 TJD;   363 DOY;   09/12/29
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 169
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       278.52d {+18h 34m 04s}  -23.21d {-23d 12' 22"}
SUN_DIST:        121.13 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       62.65d {+04h 10m 36s}  +24.87d {+24d 51' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        84.74 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      92 [%]
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 188.74,13.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.05 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.