[vsnet-grb 137674] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 03 Dec 10 12:20:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.214d {+38d 12' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 101.431d
SLEW_TIME:       44460.00 SOD {12:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15533 TJD;   337 DOY;   10/12/03
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 46
MERIT:           54.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       249.67d {+16h 38m 40s}  -22.12d {-22d 07' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         98.55 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      219.02d {+14h 36m 04s}  -19.44d {-19d 26' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        75.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 29.52 [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 199.31,-11.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.71 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.