[vsnet-grb 144206] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 09 Mar 11 06:33:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.104d {+11h 04m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.186d {+38d 11' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 338.072d
SLEW_TIME:       23640.00 SOD {06:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15629 TJD;    68 DOY;   11/03/09
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 92
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       349.27d {+23h 17m 06s}   -4.61d {-04d 36' 43"}
SUN_DIST:        146.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       32.58d {+02h 10m 20s}  +17.37d {+17d 22' 27"}
MOON_DIST:       109.52 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 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 240.92,-14.73 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.56 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.