[vsnet-grb 139557] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 30 Dec 10 03:48:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.139d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.208d {+38d 12' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  88.640d
SLEW_TIME:       13740.00 SOD {03:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15560 TJD;   364 DOY;   10/12/30
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 56
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       279.06d {+18h 36m 15s}  -23.18d {-23d 10' 32"}
SUN_DIST:        121.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      210.15d {+14h 00m 35s}  -17.11d {-17d 06' 44"}
MOON_DIST:        68.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      28 [%]
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 9.03,-13.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.03 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.