[vsnet-grb 138066] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 09 Dec 10 11:13:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.213d {+38d 12' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  99.628d
SLEW_TIME:       40440.00 SOD {11:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15539 TJD;   343 DOY;   10/12/09
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 49
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       256.16d {+17h 04m 39s}  -22.83d {-22d 49' 39"}
SUN_DIST:        103.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      303.58d {+20h 14m 20s}  -17.16d {-17d 09' 41"}
MOON_DIST:       137.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      15 [%]
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 199.00,-1.00 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.75 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.