[vsnet-grb 127291] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 09 Jul 10 07:13:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.089d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.207d {+38d 12' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 274.533d
SLEW_TIME:       26040.00 SOD {07:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15386 TJD;   190 DOY;   10/07/09
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 44
MERIT:           54.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       108.42d {+07h 13m 40s}  +22.36d {+22d 21' 28"}
SUN_DIST:         51.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       71.46d {+04h 45m 50s}  +24.89d {+24d 53' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        78.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.85, 65.01 [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 81.34,17.29 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.84 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.