[vsnet-grb 115223] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 08 Jan 10 08:01:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.205d {+38d 12' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  82.228d
SLEW_TIME:       28920.00 SOD {08:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15204 TJD;     8 DOY;   10/01/08
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 174
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       289.42d {+19h 17m 41s}  -22.24d {-22d 14' 13"}
SUN_DIST:        129.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      204.85d {+13h 39m 25s}  -16.01d {-16d 00' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        65.13 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      41 [%]
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 235.16,-16.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.20 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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