[vsnet-grb 116540] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 27 Jan 10 06:31:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.137d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.199d {+38d 11' 55"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  66.025d
SLEW_TIME:       23520.00 SOD {06:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15223 TJD;    27 DOY;   10/01/27
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 189
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       309.61d {+20h 38m 26s}  -18.47d {-18d 28' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        142.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       85.16d {+05h 40m 38s}  +25.52d {+25d 31' 08"}
MOON_DIST:        67.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.84, 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.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 225.60,-4.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.59 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.