[vsnet-grb 140383] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 11 Jan 11 11:09:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.202d {+38d 12' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  74.173d
SLEW_TIME:       40200.00 SOD {11:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15572 TJD;    11 DOY;   11/01/11
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 63
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       292.56d {+19h 30m 15s}  -21.82d {-21d 49' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        131.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        6.92d {+00h 27m 40s}   +8.68d {+08d 40' 53"}
MOON_DIST:       129.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
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 216.85,-20.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.40 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.