[vsnet-grb 118498] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 20 Feb 10 10:31:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.118d {+11h 04m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.184d {+38d 11' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   9.860d
SLEW_TIME:       37920.00 SOD {10:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15247 TJD;    51 DOY;   10/02/20
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       333.69d {+22h 14m 45s}  -10.88d {-10d 52' 39"}
SUN_DIST:        150.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       38.45d {+02h 33m 48s}  +20.14d {+20d 08' 19"}
MOON_DIST:       103.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      34 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 29.48 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 176.76,-3.65 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.48 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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