[vsnet-grb 139145] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Dec 10 11:02:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.139d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.209d {+38d 12' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  91.622d
SLEW_TIME:       39780.00 SOD {11:03:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15554 TJD;   358 DOY;   10/12/24
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 54
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       272.74d {+18h 10m 59s}  -23.41d {-23d 24' 47"}
SUN_DIST:        116.73 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      134.52d {+08h 58m 04s}  +13.70d {+13d 42' 04"}
MOON_DIST:        37.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.82, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.51 [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 209.47,17.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.96 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.