[vsnet-grb 141613] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Jan 11 08:05:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.133d {+11h 04m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  49.321d
SLEW_TIME:       29160.00 SOD {08:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15590 TJD;    29 DOY;   11/01/29
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 71
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       311.49d {+20h 45m 58s}  -17.99d {-17d 59' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        143.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      252.18d {+16h 48m 43s}  -24.11d {-24d 06' 42"}
MOON_DIST:       101.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      22 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.86, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.50 [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 260.66,16.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.94 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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