[vsnet-grb 119268] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 12 Mar 10 22:05:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.106d {+11h 04m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.185d {+38d 11' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 341.363d
SLEW_TIME:       79560.00 SOD {22:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15267 TJD;    71 DOY;   10/03/12
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 227
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       352.85d {+23h 31m 25s}   -3.09d {-03d 05' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        144.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      321.33d {+21h 25m 18s}  -12.51d {-12d 30' 41"}
MOON_DIST:       146.12 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 29.48 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 358.74,-5.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.56 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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