[vsnet-grb 143645] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 01 Mar 11 07:16:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.124d {+11h 04m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.186d {+38d 11' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  23.596d
SLEW_TIME:       26220.00 SOD {07:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15621 TJD;    60 DOY;   11/03/01
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 86
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       341.86d {+22h 47m 26s}   -7.69d {-07d 41' 11"}
SUN_DIST:        149.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      302.49d {+20h 09m 59s}  -17.43d {-17d 25' 59"}
MOON_DIST:       136.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.49 [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 190.13,-11.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.35 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.