[vsnet-grb 139958] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 05 Jan 11 10:32:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.206d {+38d 12' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  82.576d
SLEW_TIME:       37980.00 SOD {10:33:00.00} 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:       285.98d {+19h 03m 56s}  -22.62d {-22d 37' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        126.67 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      298.63d {+19h 54m 31s}  -18.53d {-18d 31' 33"}
MOON_DIST:       134.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 211.89,-11.19 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.19 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.