[vsnet-grb 139954] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 05 Jan 11 08:49:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.205d {+38d 12' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  81.210d
SLEW_TIME:       31800.00 SOD {08:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15566 TJD;     5 DOY;   11/01/05
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 59
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       285.91d {+19h 03m 38s}  -22.63d {-22d 37' 54"}
SUN_DIST:        126.61 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      297.71d {+19h 50m 51s}  -18.77d {-18d 46' 06"}
MOON_DIST:       133.74 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 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 214.02,-2.90 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.23 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.