[vsnet-grb 123136] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 09 May 10 22:41:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.091d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.199d {+38d 11' 55"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 294.070d
SLEW_TIME:       81720.00 SOD {22:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15325 TJD;   129 DOY;   10/05/09
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 26
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        46.74d {+03h 06m 57s}  +17.52d {+17d 31' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        100.57 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      358.51d {+23h 54m 02s}   +4.73d {+04d 44' 02"}
MOON_DIST:       135.64 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      17 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.20, 29.49 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 305.16,12.90 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.16 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.