[vsnet-grb 143802] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 03 Mar 11 07:27:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.121d {+11h 04m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.185d {+38d 11' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  17.414d
SLEW_TIME:       26880.00 SOD {07:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15623 TJD;    62 DOY;   11/03/03
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 87
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       343.74d {+22h 54m 57s}   -6.92d {-06d 55' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        148.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      326.04d {+21h 44m 10s}   -9.23d {-09d 13' 49"}
MOON_DIST:       145.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.48 [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 188.23,-15.80 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.41 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.